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White-bellied Nothura

Nothura boraquira

Least Concern
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
26,6 cm
Khối Lượng
288,0 g
Họ
Tinamidae
Bộ
Tinamiformes

Giới Thiệu

A small tinamou of open caatinga and cerrado grasslands, with brown streaked plumage and white underparts. Endemic to northeastern Brazil. Adapted to hot dry and semi-arid environments. Calls with a rapid whistling trill. Terrestrial and fast-running across sparse scrub.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 26,6 cm 10.5 in
Khối Lượng 288,0 g 10.16 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

Brown upperparts streaked and barred black and buff. Head with pale supercilium and dark lateral crown stripes. Throat and belly white. Breast buff with dark brown spots. White underparts distinctive.

Habitat & Range

Caatinga scrubland, dry cerrado grassland, and campo sujo of northeastern Brazil. Adapted to hot semi-arid habitats with sparse thorny vegetation. Often found on sandy soils.

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

Inhabits wooded grasslands and forest edges of central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Sedentary in the Cerrado biome.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages near water edges; diet supplemented by invertebrates during breeding season in spring.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 18-21 days.

Số Trứng

2-6

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

A loud, melodic 3-note whistle from cerrado and dry scrub of interior Brazil. Considered one of the more vocal Nothura species; easily detected by call in its habitat.

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Bộ Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
Họ Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus Nothura
Loài Nothura boraquira

Distribution

White-bellied Nothura has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded
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Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

What does the White-bellied Nothura eat?
Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages near water edges; diet supplemented by invertebrates during breeding season in spring.
Where does the White-bellied Nothura live?
Caatinga scrubland, dry cerrado grassland, and campo sujo of northeastern Brazil. Adapted to hot semi-arid habitats with sparse thorny vegetation. Often found on sandy soils.
Is the White-bellied Nothura endangered?
The White-bellied Nothura has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the White-bellied Nothura nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 18-21 days.
What does the White-bellied Nothura sound like?
A loud, melodic 3-note whistle from cerrado and dry scrub of interior Brazil. Considered one of the more vocal Nothura species; easily detected by call in its habitat.
How big is the White-bellied Nothura?
The White-bellied Nothura has a wingspan of 26.6 cm, weight of 288.0 g.
What order and family does the White-bellied Nothura belong to?
The White-bellied Nothura (Nothura boraquira) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.

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