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Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Crypturellus boucardi

Vulnerable

Kanat Açıklığı

33,0 cm

Ağırlık

433,875 g

Familya

Tinamidae

Takım

Tinamiformes

Hakkında

A medium-sized tinamou with slate-grey breast, brown upperparts, and a reddish bill. Found in humid lowland and foothill forest from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. Terrestrial and secretive; calls with a plaintive two-note whistle heard in shady forest interior.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Kanat Açıklığı	33,0 cm	13.0 in
Ağırlık	433,875 g	15.30 oz

Tanımlama

Tuy

Brown upperparts barred blackish; crown and nape dark brown. Distinctive slate-gray breast contrasting with pale throat and buff belly. Red legs diagnostic. Threatened by habitat loss in Mesoamerica.

Habitat & Range

Humid lowland and foothill forest from sea level to 800 m, from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern Panama. Prefers undisturbed primary forest interior with dense leaf litter.

🌲 Forest

Coğrafi Dağılım

Found in a broad band across central South America from Bolivia and Brazil to northern Argentina. Sedentary in cerrado and dry forests.

Diet & Feeding

Ground-forager eating seeds, insects, and small fruits in open grasslands; diet shifts to seeds in dry months.

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

Davranış & Üreme

Yuvalama

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 15-17 days.

Kuluçka Büyüklüğü

1-10

Ses

Şarkı

A mournful, soft whistle, rarely heard and poorly documented due to its vulnerable status and secretive behavior in humid forest of Mexico and Central America.

Taksonomi

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Takım	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Familya	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Crypturellus
Türler	Crypturellus boucardi

Distribution

Slaty-breasted Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Mevcut Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

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What does the Slaty-breasted Tinamou eat?

Ground-forager eating seeds, insects, and small fruits in open grasslands; diet shifts to seeds in dry months.

Where does the Slaty-breasted Tinamou live?

Humid lowland and foothill forest from sea level to 800 m, from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern Panama. Prefers undisturbed primary forest interior with dense leaf litter.

Is the Slaty-breasted Tinamou endangered?

The Slaty-breasted Tinamou has a conservation status of Vulnerable.

How does the Slaty-breasted Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 15-17 days.

What does the Slaty-breasted Tinamou sound like?

A mournful, soft whistle, rarely heard and poorly documented due to its vulnerable status and secretive behavior in humid forest of Mexico and Central America.

How big is the Slaty-breasted Tinamou?

The Slaty-breasted Tinamou has a wingspan of 33.0 cm, weight of 433.875 g.

What order and family does the Slaty-breasted Tinamou belong to?

The Slaty-breasted Tinamou (Crypturellus boucardi) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.