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Ornate Tinamou

Nothoprocta ornata

Least Concern
Envergadura
37,1 cm
Peso
624,5 g
Família
Tinamidae
Ordem
Tinamiformes

Sobre

A striking medium-sized tinamou with intricately patterned brown, black, and white plumage—one of the most ornately marked tinamou species. Found in Andean puna from Peru to Argentina. Terrestrial and gregarious, often found in small flocks. Calls with a clear fluted whistle.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 37,1 cm 14.6 in
Peso 624,5 g 22.03 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Intricately patterned; upperparts grayish-brown with black streaks and whitish shaft streaks. Bold pale supercilium. Breast spotted and streaked on pale buff. Belly whitish. Striking Andean species.

Habitat & Range

High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.

Distribuição geográfica

Ranges along Pacific slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to central Chile. Sedentary in arid and semi-arid foothill scrub.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large flocks when foraging.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 22-24 days. Fledging: 1 days.

Tamanho da postura

4-9

Som

Canto

A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Família Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus Nothoprocta
Espécies Nothoprocta ornata

Distribution

Ornate Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Ornate Tinamou eat?
Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large flocks when foraging.
Where does the Ornate Tinamou live?
High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.
Is the Ornate Tinamou endangered?
The Ornate Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Ornate Tinamou nest?
Nest type: HC. Incubation: 22-24 days. Fledging: 1 days.
What does the Ornate Tinamou sound like?
A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.
How big is the Ornate Tinamou?
The Ornate Tinamou has a wingspan of 37.1 cm, weight of 624.5 g.
What order and family does the Ornate Tinamou belong to?
The Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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