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[[Image:Ornate TinamouSJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|''N. o. branickii'' <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> Junin, [[Peru]], February 2010]]
 
;[[:Category:Nothoprocta|Nothoprocta]] ornata
 
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[[Image:Ornate_Tinamou_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|550px|right|''N. o. branickii'' <br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}}<br /> Junin, [[Peru]], February 2010]]
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'''Includes: Kalinowski's Tinamou'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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32cm<br />
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31–35 cm (12¼-13¾ in)<br />
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Brownish-grey above marked with black and buff, tawny-buff below barred darker. Head and neck buff prominently spotted with black. Bill slender and curved, legs yellowish or greyish.
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*Brownish-grey upperparts marked with black and buff
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*Tawny-buff underparts barred darker*
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*Head and neck buff prominently spotted with black
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*Bill slender and curved
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*Legs yellowish or greyish
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:Ornate_Tinamou.jpg|thumb|400px|right|''N. o. rostrata'' <br />Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}} <br /> Laguna Los Pozuelos, Jujuy, [[Argentina]], May 2004 ]]
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[[Image:Ornate Tinamou N of Tafi del Valle.jpg|thumb|350px|right|''N. o. rostrata'' <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Stanley Jones]]
 
[[South America]]: found in central and south-east [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]] and western [[Argentina]].  
 
[[South America]]: found in central and south-east [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]] and western [[Argentina]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
The SACC has evaluated ''N. kalinowskii'' as a synonym of ''N. ornata branickii'' - a subspecies of Ornate Tinamou. However, the Opus retains ''N. kalinowskii'' as a full species awaiting further deliberation. Clements<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> recognizes ''N. kalinowskii'' as a full species.
 
The SACC has evaluated ''N. kalinowskii'' as a synonym of ''N. ornata branickii'' - a subspecies of Ornate Tinamou. However, the Opus retains ''N. kalinowskii'' as a full species awaiting further deliberation. Clements<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> recognizes ''N. kalinowskii'' as a full species.
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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====Subspecies====
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Three subspecies are recognized by Clements:
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Three subspecies are recognized by Clements<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
* ''N. o. branickii'':
 
* ''N. o. branickii'':
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:*Central [[Peru]] (Ancash to Apurímac)
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:*Puna of central [[Peru]] (Ancash to Apurímac)
 
* ''N. o. ornata'':
 
* ''N. o. ornata'':
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:*South-eastern [[Peru]] to [[Bolivia]], extreme northern [[Chile]]
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:*Andes of South-eastern [[Peru]] to [[Bolivia]], extreme northern [[Chile]]
 
* ''N. o. rostrata'':
 
* ''N. o. rostrata'':
 
:*Andes of north-western [[Argentina]] (Jujuy and La Rioja)
 
:*Andes of north-western [[Argentina]] (Jujuy and La Rioja)
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The form '''Kalinowski's Tinamou''' (''Nothoprocta kalinowskii'') was described from three specimens. However, most checklist and the SACC now consider this form a synonym of ''N. o. branickii''.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Scrub and open woodland.  
 
Scrub and open woodland.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
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Like other Tinamous, the Ornate Tinamou eats fruit off the ground or low-lying bushes. They also eat small amounts of invertebrates, flower buds, tender leaves, seeds, and roots.  
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They have a very varied diet, especially seeds and fruit. Particularly important to them are clover seeds and leaves. They also eat small amounts of invertebrates, flower buds, tender leaves and roots.  
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
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The male incubates the eggs which may come from as many as 4 different females, and raises the chicks until they are ready to be on their own, usually 2-3 weeks. The nest is located on the ground in dense brush or between raised root buttresses.
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The male incubates the eggs in a ground nest, from multiple females. He also rears the chicks for about 2-3 weeks until they become independent.
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====Movements====
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The are thought to be a resident species.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
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#Wikipedia
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Nothoprocta+ornata}}  
 
{{GSearch|Nothoprocta+ornata}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Nothoprocta]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Nothoprocta]]

Latest revision as of 00:06, 14 December 2019

N. o. branickii
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Junin, Peru, February 2010
Nothoprocta ornata

Includes: Kalinowski's Tinamou

Identification

31–35 cm (12¼-13¾ in)

  • Brownish-grey upperparts marked with black and buff
  • Tawny-buff underparts barred darker*
  • Head and neck buff prominently spotted with black
  • Bill slender and curved
  • Legs yellowish or greyish

Distribution

N. o. rostrata
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones

South America: found in central and south-east Peru, Bolivia, Chile and western Argentina.

Taxonomy

The SACC has evaluated N. kalinowskii as a synonym of N. ornata branickii - a subspecies of Ornate Tinamou. However, the Opus retains N. kalinowskii as a full species awaiting further deliberation. Clements[1] recognizes N. kalinowskii as a full species.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized by Clements[1]:

  • N. o. branickii:
  • Puna of central Peru (Ancash to Apurímac)
  • N. o. ornata:
  • N. o. rostrata:
  • Andes of north-western Argentina (Jujuy and La Rioja)

The form Kalinowski's Tinamou (Nothoprocta kalinowskii) was described from three specimens. However, most checklist and the SACC now consider this form a synonym of N. o. branickii.

Habitat

Scrub and open woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

They have a very varied diet, especially seeds and fruit. Particularly important to them are clover seeds and leaves. They also eat small amounts of invertebrates, flower buds, tender leaves and roots.

Breeding

The male incubates the eggs in a ground nest, from multiple females. He also rears the chicks for about 2-3 weeks until they become independent.

Movements

The are thought to be a resident species.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
  3. Wikipedia

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