Tawny-breasted Tinamou - BirdForum Opus

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Photo © by Chris Allen
Reserva Mirador El Roble, Cebadero de Grallarias, Caldas, Colombia 16th November 2023

Nothocercus julius

Identification

Brown above barred with black, wings buff-spotted. Below, throat greyish-white, breast and flanks olivaceous brown, remainder of underparts bright rufous. Forecrown and sides of head bright chestnut.

Length 38cm.

Distribution

Andes from west Venezuela and Colombia to Ecuador and southern Peru. Resident.

Taxonomy

This species is monotypic^[1]

Habitat

Open woodland.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Tawny-breasted Tinamou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tawny-breasted_Tinamou

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