Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Family
- Tinamidae
The brown tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) is a brownish ground bird found in humid lowland and montane forest in tropical and subtropical South America. Taxonomy All tinamous are usually treated in a single family (Tinamidae) and, contrary to traditional classifications, they are embedded within the group known as ratites, most closely related to the extinct moa of New Zealand. However, unlike ratites (ostriches, rheas, moa, kiwis, emus, cassowaries & elephantbirds), tinamous are capable of flight, although in general, they are not strong fliers.
Le Tinamou brun (Crypturellus obsoletus) est une espèce d'oiseaux appartenant à la famille des Tinamidae. Répartition et sous-espèces Son aire s'étend de manière disparate à travers l'Amérique du Sud. Selon la classification de référence du Congrès ornithologique international (version 15.
El tinamú pardo, tinamú café, inambú pardo o tataupá rojizo (Crypturellus obsoletus) es una especie de ave tinamiforme cuya distribución geográfica comprende los Andes tropicales de Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, y Bolivia, sur de Brasil, este de Paraguay, y el nordeste de Argentina y Uruguay. Tiene un largo de 25 a 30 cm. Peso: 358-482 g (macho), 395-548 g (hembra).
Distribution
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TinamidaeRed-winged Tinamou
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TinamidaeLittle Tinamou
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TinamidaeBartlett's Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti
Tinamidae