Elegant Crested Tinamou

Giới Thiệu

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
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	43,1 cm	17.0 in
Khối Lượng	733,5 g	25.87 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

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.

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

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

Số Trứng

5-16

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

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.

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Họ	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Eudromia
Loài	Eudromia elegans

Distribution

Elegant Crested Tinamou has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

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.