Elegant Crested Tinamou

О нас

A slender tinamou with a long forward-curving crest, grey-brown streaked plumage, and boldly striped head. Found in Patagonian steppe and Monte scrub of Argentina and Chile. Social outside breeding season. Runs swiftly and can fly short distances. Males alone incubate glossy violet-green eggs.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Размах крыльев	43,1 cm	17.0 in
Масса	733,5 g	25.87 oz

Идентификация

Оперение

Brown upperparts intricately streaked and barred buff and black. Distinctive long, forward-curving crest of blackish feathers. White supercilium; white streaks on sides of neck. Belly pale buff.

Habitat & Range

Patagonian steppe, Monte scrub, Pampean grassland, and Andean foothills from sea level to 2,000 m across Argentina and extreme southern Chile. Groups near shrubs and rocky slopes. Tolerates arid environments.

Географический ареал

Inhabits humid lowland forests and thickets from Panama to Bolivia and south to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary and secretive.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages in tundra in summer; winters on grassy fields and coastal marshes in temperate regions.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Поведение и размножение

Гнездование

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 20-21 days.

Размер кладки

5-16

Звук

Пение

A musical, clear whistled call from Patagonian shrub steppe. The crested tinamou's call is a series of 3-4 rising notes. Considered a vocal species in its open habitat.

Таксономия

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Отряд	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Семейство	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Eudromia
Виды	Eudromia elegans

Distribution

Elegant Crested Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Присутствует Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

Часто задаваемые вопросы

What does the Elegant Crested Tinamou eat?

Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages in tundra in summer; winters on grassy fields and coastal marshes in temperate regions.

Where does the Elegant Crested Tinamou live?

Patagonian steppe, Monte scrub, Pampean grassland, and Andean foothills from sea level to 2,000 m across Argentina and extreme southern Chile. Groups near shrubs and rocky slopes. Tolerates arid environments.

Is the Elegant Crested Tinamou endangered?

The Elegant Crested Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Elegant Crested Tinamou nest?

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 20-21 days.

What does the Elegant Crested Tinamou sound like?

A musical, clear whistled call from Patagonian shrub steppe. The crested tinamou's call is a series of 3-4 rising notes. Considered a vocal species in its open habitat.

How big is the Elegant Crested Tinamou?

The Elegant Crested Tinamou has a wingspan of 43.1 cm, weight of 733.5 g.

What order and family does the Elegant Crested Tinamou belong to?

The Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.