Undulated Tinamou

Giới Thiệu

A medium-sized tinamou with fine undulating barring throughout its brown plumage, giving it a scalloped look. Widespread in Amazonian and Cerrado habitats. Produces a distinctive three- or four-note fluted call. Feeds on fallen fruits, arthropods, and seeds, often near gallery forests and water.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	34,5 cm	13.6 in
Khối Lượng	550,6666666666666 g	19.42 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

Brown upperparts with pronounced wavy blackish barring and undulations. Pale buff-white throat; breast rufous-brown. Belly whitish with barred flanks. Reddish-orange legs diagnostic. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Humid forests, forest edges, cerrado woodland, and gallery forest in the Amazon basin and adjacent cerrado from Venezuela and Colombia to Argentina. Tolerates seasonally flooded forest and disturbed secondary habitats.

🌲 Forest

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

Found in scrubby hillsides and forest edges from Mexico south through Central America to Honduras. Sedentary at low to mid elevations.

Diet & Feeding

Ground-forager in South American dry forests; takes seeds, berries, and invertebrates; diet shifts to tubers in dry season.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Incubation: 17 days.

Số Trứng

4-5

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

A loud, repeated undulating whistle that rises and falls — matching its name 'undulated'. Carries well through várzea forest and wetland edges across its broad range.

Phân Loại Học

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

Distribution

Undulated Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded

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

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Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

What does the Undulated Tinamou eat?

Ground-forager in South American dry forests; takes seeds, berries, and invertebrates; diet shifts to tubers in dry season.

Where does the Undulated Tinamou live?

Humid forests, forest edges, cerrado woodland, and gallery forest in the Amazon basin and adjacent cerrado from Venezuela and Colombia to Argentina. Tolerates seasonally flooded forest and disturbed secondary habitats.

Is the Undulated Tinamou endangered?

The Undulated Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Undulated Tinamou nest?

Incubation: 17 days.

What does the Undulated Tinamou sound like?

A loud, repeated undulating whistle that rises and falls — matching its name 'undulated'. Carries well through várzea forest and wetland edges across its broad range.

How big is the Undulated Tinamou?

The Undulated Tinamou has a wingspan of 34.5 cm, weight of 550.6666666666666 g.

What order and family does the Undulated Tinamou belong to?

The Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.