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Crypturellus obsoletus
Photo by Marcos Massarioli

Identification

Brown above, rufous below, darkest on belly, flanks and undertail coverts barred blackish-brown. Bill black, legs olive. Length 28cm.

Distribution

Eastern Colombia and Venezuela south to Southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. Resident.

Taxonomy

Subspecies:

  • C. o. cerviniventris is found in Venezuela, castaneus in eastern parts of Colombia and Ecuador and northern Peru
  • ochraceiventris in central Peru, punensis in southern Peru and western Bolivia
  • griseiventris in Santarem, Brazil,
  • obsoletus in southern Brazil, Paraguay and north-east Argentina,
  • traylori in eastern Peru and hypochracea in south-west Brazil.

Habitat

Cloud forest and dense scrub on mountain ridges at 1,200-2,200m.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Voice: A dull whistle. <flashmp3> Brown Tinamou Regua 13h02m24s23sep2008.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program Recording by Andrew Whitehouse

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