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Greyish-brown to blackish-brown above finely spotted with white. Whitish to pale buff below, heavily barred with black. Head has black crest, long and thin and curving forwards, and dusky stripe behind eye bordered above and below by white stripes. | Greyish-brown to blackish-brown above finely spotted with white. Whitish to pale buff below, heavily barred with black. Head has black crest, long and thin and curving forwards, and dusky stripe behind eye bordered above and below by white stripes. | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 26 March 2009
;Eudromia elegans
Identification
Greyish-brown to blackish-brown above finely spotted with white. Whitish to pale buff below, heavily barred with black. Head has black crest, long and thin and curving forwards, and dusky stripe behind eye bordered above and below by white stripes.
Length 39cm.
Distribution
North-west, central and southern Argentina and southern Chile. Resident.
Taxonomy
Races intermedia, magnistriata and riojana all occur in parts of northwest Argentina, albida in western Argentina, elegans in central and multiguttata in east-central Argentina, devia in southwest Argentina and patagonica in southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
Habitat
Scrub and open woodland.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds, leaves, fruits and insects.
Both sexes form a hollow in the ground which serves as the nest. The male incubates the eggs and cares for the young.
References
Wikipedia
