Variegated Tinamou

Sobre

Inambu-varia (Crypturellus variegatus) — Inambu de plumagem variegada do sub-bosque de florestas amazônicas das Guianas, Venezuela, Colômbia, Peru e Brasil. Padrão de plumagem acastanhada com estrias e barras. Vive no sub-bosque escuro de florestas primárias de terra firme. Canto de assobio suave. Raramente observado, geralmente detectado pelo canto.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	31,1 cm	12.2 in
Peso	363,0 g	12.80 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Boldly variegated: upperparts rufous-chestnut with heavy black barring and spots. Crown black; face and throat buff-white. Breast pale rufous. Belly whitish. Vivid pattern distinct among tinamous.

Habitat & Range

Lowland humid tropical forest in the Amazon basin, from southern Venezuela and the Guianas through Peru, Bolivia, and central Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior, tolerating some várzea and forest edge.

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Found in the highlands of central Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Sedentary in puna grasslands at 3,000–4,500 m.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous grazer eating grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation; grazes communally on flooded grasslands in northern Australia.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21 days. Fledging: 1 days.

Tamanho da postura

1

Som

Canto

A clear, loud whistle of 2-3 falling notes. Called variably from lowland Amazonian forest. One of the more frequently encountered and identified Crypturellus in its range.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Família	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Crypturellus
Espécies	Crypturellus variegatus

Distribution

Variegated Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela

External Databases

Perguntas frequentes

What does the Variegated Tinamou eat?

Herbivorous grazer eating grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation; grazes communally on flooded grasslands in northern Australia.

Where does the Variegated Tinamou live?

Lowland humid tropical forest in the Amazon basin, from southern Venezuela and the Guianas through Peru, Bolivia, and central Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior, tolerating some várzea and forest edge.

Is the Variegated Tinamou endangered?

The Variegated Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Variegated Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21 days. Fledging: 1 days.

What does the Variegated Tinamou sound like?

A clear, loud whistle of 2-3 falling notes. Called variably from lowland Amazonian forest. One of the more frequently encountered and identified Crypturellus in its range.

How big is the Variegated Tinamou?

The Variegated Tinamou has a wingspan of 31.1 cm, weight of 363.0 g.

What order and family does the Variegated Tinamou belong to?

The Variegated Tinamou (Crypturellus variegatus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.