Brushland Tinamou - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Fritz73
Chancani, Cordoba, Argentina, 2001

Nothoprocta cinerascens

Identification

Length 32cm
Greyish to olive-brown above barred with black and prominently streaked with white. Crown blackish, sides of head and throat white, lower throat barred black, breast grey spotted with white, belly whitish. Legs dark grey.

Distribution

South America: found in southern Bolivia, western Paraguay and western Argentina.

A resident species

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• N. c. cinerascens:

• South-eastern Bolivia to north-western Paraguay and central Argentina

• N. c. parvimaculata:

• Arid north-western Argentina (e La Rioja)

Habitat

Dry chaco forest up to 2,000m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet inclides insects and fruit.

Breeding

The male incubates the eggs and cares for the young.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Answers.com
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brushland Tinamou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brushland_Tinamou

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