Brown Tinamou

Giới Thiệu

A medium-sized dark brown tinamou with paler underparts, barred flanks, and a red bill. Widespread through Atlantic Forest and humid Andean slopes. Its loud mournful whistle is a familiar sound in foothill forests. Omnivorous, eating fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on the forest floor.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	32,0 cm	12.6 in
Khối Lượng	478,8333333333333 g	16.89 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

Plain warm brown upperparts with minimal barring; crown darker. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rich brown; belly paler buff. Legs and bill reddish. Relatively uniform compared to congeners.

Habitat & Range

Humid forests from sea level to 2,200 m along the Andes and in Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Prefers dense forest interior and forest-edge thickets. Tolerates secondary forest.

🌲 Forest

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

Inhabits grasslands and open areas across southern South America from sea level to high Patagonian steppes. Largely non-migratory.

Diet & Feeding

Eats grass seeds, berries, and arthropods in open cerrado; forages in small groups; invertebrate intake rises in breeding season.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

Số Trứng

2-4

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

A slow series of rich, whistled notes, descending or ascending. Call carries through secondary forest. One of the more musical tinamous in the Crypturellus genus.

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Họ	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Crypturellus
Loài	Crypturellus obsoletus

Distribution

Brown Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

What does the Brown Tinamou eat?

Eats grass seeds, berries, and arthropods in open cerrado; forages in small groups; invertebrate intake rises in breeding season.

Where does the Brown Tinamou live?

Humid forests from sea level to 2,200 m along the Andes and in Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Prefers dense forest interior and forest-edge thickets. Tolerates secondary forest.

Is the Brown Tinamou endangered?

The Brown Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Brown Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days.

What does the Brown Tinamou sound like?

A slow series of rich, whistled notes, descending or ascending. Call carries through secondary forest. One of the more musical tinamous in the Crypturellus genus.

How big is the Brown Tinamou?

The Brown Tinamou has a wingspan of 32.0 cm, weight of 478.8333333333333 g.

What order and family does the Brown Tinamou belong to?

The Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.