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Red-legged Tinamou

Crypturellus erythropus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Tinamidae

The red-legged tinamou or red-footed tinamou, (Crypturellus erythropus) is a ground-dwelling bird found in the tropics and lower subtropics of northern South America. Description The red-legged tinamou is superficially similar to a quail to which it is not related as it, along with other tinamous, belongs in the Paleognathae. Its total length is 27 to 32 cm (11–13 in).

Distribution

John Gerrard Keulemans · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 46