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Tataupa Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa

Least Concern
Kanat Açıklığı
24,7 cm
Ağırlık
221,25 g
Familya
Tinamidae
Takım
Tinamiformes

Hakkında

A small tinamou with brown upperparts, white-spotted dark flanks, and a red-orange bill. Common in cerrado, dry woodland, and scrubby forest edges of central and eastern South America. Calls with a distinctive repetitive whistle. Highly terrestrial, running swiftly through low vegetation.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Kanat Açıklığı 24,7 cm 9.7 in
Ağırlık 221,25 g 7.80 oz

Tanımlama

Tuy

Plain grayish-brown upperparts with very fine dark vermiculations. Crown slightly darker. Throat pale whitish. Breast and flanks gray-brown; belly whitish. Reddish bill and legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.

Coğrafi Dağılım

Found in lowland forests and swampy areas from Colombia and Venezuela to southeastern Brazil. Sedentary; locally common.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Davranış & Üreme

Yuvalama

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

Kuluçka Büyüklüğü

4-5

Ses

Şarkı

A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.

Taksonomi

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

Distribution

Tataupa Tinamou has been recorded in 2 countries.

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External Databases

Sık Sorulan Sorular

What does the Tataupa Tinamou eat?
Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding season.
Where does the Tataupa Tinamou live?
Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.
Is the Tataupa Tinamou endangered?
The Tataupa Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Tataupa Tinamou nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.
What does the Tataupa Tinamou sound like?
A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.
How big is the Tataupa Tinamou?
The Tataupa Tinamou has a wingspan of 24.7 cm, weight of 221.25 g.
What order and family does the Tataupa Tinamou belong to?
The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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