Little Tinamou

关于

小林鷚（Crypturellus soui）— 分布于中美洲至南美洲低地密林的小型林鷚。偏好草地和灌木丛。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼展	25.5 cm	10.0 in
体重	247.25 g	8.72 oz

识别

羽毛

Males dark brown above with rufous-tinged neck and breast; belly whitish-buff. Females richer rufous-brown with blackish barring on back and wings. Throat pale. Small and compact.

Habitat & Range

Forest edges, dense secondary growth, overgrown clearings, and thickets from sea level to 1,500 m, from southern Mexico through Central America and throughout tropical South America. Highly adaptable.

🌲 Forest

分布范围

Endemic to subtropical forests of northwestern Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, and adjacent Paraguay. Non-migratory; range restricted.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous ground-forager; eats seeds, fallen fruits, termites, and beetles across lowland South American forests.

保护状况

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 16 days. Fledging: 1 days.

产卵数

1-2

声音

鸣唱

A soft, high-pitched, repeated whistle — higher in pitch than most tinamous due to its small size. Song is 2-3 ascending notes. Gives thin alarm 'seet' when disturbed.

分类学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Tinamiformes (Tinamous)
科	Tinamidae (Tinamous)
Genus	Crypturellus
物种	Crypturellus soui

Distribution

Little Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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出现 Not recorded

countries highlighted

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

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常见问题

What does the Little Tinamou eat?

Omnivorous ground-forager; eats seeds, fallen fruits, termites, and beetles across lowland South American forests.

Where does the Little Tinamou live?

Forest edges, dense secondary growth, overgrown clearings, and thickets from sea level to 1,500 m, from southern Mexico through Central America and throughout tropical South America. Highly adaptable.

Is the Little Tinamou endangered?

The Little Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Little Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 16 days. Fledging: 1 days.

What does the Little Tinamou sound like?

A soft, high-pitched, repeated whistle — higher in pitch than most tinamous due to its small size. Song is 2-3 ascending notes. Gives thin alarm 'seet' when disturbed.

How big is the Little Tinamou?

The Little Tinamou has a wingspan of 25.5 cm, weight of 247.25 g.

What order and family does the Little Tinamou belong to?

The Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.