Spotted Nothura

Sobre

The most common and widespread nothura, with pale brown plumage heavily spotted with black and buff. Found in pampas grasslands, agricultural land, and open scrub across Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Bolivia. Highly terrestrial; flies rarely. Calls with a rapid descending trill.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	24,8 cm	9.8 in
Peso	256,0 g	9.03 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Heavily spotted and streaked; buff and brown upperparts with bold dark spots. Pale central crown stripe; buff supercilium. Throat and belly white with spotted breast. Rufous in wings. Common and distinctive.

Habitat & Range

Pampas grassland, agricultural fields, pasture, and open scrubby areas from sea level to 3,000 m across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, and Bolivia. Very tolerant of human-modified landscapes.

🌾 Grassland

Distribuição geográfica

Restricted to the Andes of southern Chile and adjacent Argentina. Sedentary in Valdivian temperate forest at low to mid elevations.

Diet & Feeding

Migratory grazer feeding on grasses, sedges, and grain; winter diet heavily supplemented with cereal crops in agricultural fields.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 16-18 days.

Tamanho da postura

3-9

Som

Canto

A rapid, repeated whistle described as 'ki-ki-ki' or a trill. One of the most vocal and frequently heard South American tinamous in campos and grassland habitats.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Família	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Nothura
Espécies	Nothura maculosa

Distribution

Spotted Nothura has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Spotted Nothura eat?

Migratory grazer feeding on grasses, sedges, and grain; winter diet heavily supplemented with cereal crops in agricultural fields.

Where does the Spotted Nothura live?

Pampas grassland, agricultural fields, pasture, and open scrubby areas from sea level to 3,000 m across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, and Bolivia. Very tolerant of human-modified landscapes.

Is the Spotted Nothura endangered?

The Spotted Nothura has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Spotted Nothura nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 16-18 days.

What does the Spotted Nothura sound like?

A rapid, repeated whistle described as 'ki-ki-ki' or a trill. One of the most vocal and frequently heard South American tinamous in campos and grassland habitats.

How big is the Spotted Nothura?

The Spotted Nothura has a wingspan of 24.8 cm, weight of 256.0 g.

What order and family does the Spotted Nothura belong to?

The Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.