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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | A large greyish tinamou, grey above, finely speckled or barred with black, olive-grey vermiculated with black below and undertail cinnamon. Head and neck blackish with white spotting on neck and white throat. | + | 42·5–49 cm |
| + | A large greyish tinamou, grey above, finely speckled or barred with black, olive-grey vermiculated with black below and undertail cinnamon. Head and neck blackish with white spotting on neck and white throat. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[South America]]: resident from north and west [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Guyana]] south to eastern [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and central [[Brazil]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Subspecies: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
| + | *''T. t. larensis'': | ||
| + | :*Montane forests of central [[Colombia]] and north-western [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''T. t. kleei'': | ||
| + | :*South-central Colombia to eastern [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]], eastern [[Bolivia]] and western [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''T. t. septentrionalis'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern Venezuela and possiby north-western [[Guyana]] | ||
| + | *''T. t. tao'': | ||
| + | :*North-central Brazil to borders of eastern Peru and Bolivia | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Humid rainforest, cloud forest and dense scrub up to 1900m. | Humid rainforest, cloud forest and dense scrub up to 1900m. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Very secretive and difficult to see, rarely flies when disturbed, usually slipping away unnoticed into cover. | Very secretive and difficult to see, rarely flies when disturbed, usually slipping away unnoticed into cover. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of seeds, with the addition of fruit, vertebrates, molluscs and insects. | |
| − | + | ====Vocalisation==== | |
| + | A loud, high-pitched trill, usually uttered at dusk. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Grey+Tinamou}} | {{GSearch|Grey+Tinamou}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tinamus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tinamus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 3 June 2014
- Tinamus tao
Identification
42·5–49 cm A large greyish tinamou, grey above, finely speckled or barred with black, olive-grey vermiculated with black below and undertail cinnamon. Head and neck blackish with white spotting on neck and white throat.
Distribution
South America: resident from north and west Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana south to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- T. t. larensis:
- T. t. kleei:
- T. t. septentrionalis:
- North-eastern Venezuela and possiby north-western Guyana
- T. t. tao:
- North-central Brazil to borders of eastern Peru and Bolivia
Habitat
Humid rainforest, cloud forest and dense scrub up to 1900m.
Behaviour
Very secretive and difficult to see, rarely flies when disturbed, usually slipping away unnoticed into cover.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds, with the addition of fruit, vertebrates, molluscs and insects.
Vocalisation
A loud, high-pitched trill, usually uttered at dusk.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray Tinamou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray_Tinamou
