Tinamo ornato

Nothoprocta ornata

Uccello grigio-marrone simile a una gallina, trovato ad alte quote in macchia andina rocciosa e praterie. Finemente barrato su testa, dorso e ali. Notare il suo becco piccolo, leggermente ricurvo verso il basso, che aiuta a distinguerlo dal Tinamo andino dal becco più lungo. Il Tinamo ornato è anche più grande di quella specie. Emette rapidi richiami acuti "wee!" quando spaventato.

Identificazione

The ornate tinamou is approximately 32 cm (13 in) in length. Its upper parts are brownish-grey marked with black and buff, it is tawny-buff below with darker barring. Its head and neck are buff with prominent black spots, its bill is slender and curved, and its legs are either yellow or grey.

Tassonomia

All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.<p>Kalinowski's tinamou Nothoprocta kalinowskii was considered a separate species but further research has deemed it a junior synonym of Nothoprocta ornata branickii, and the SACC voted to do just that on 14 Feb 2007.<p>The ornate tinamou has three subspecies as follows:

Nome scientifico
Nothoprocta ornata
Autorità
(Gray, GR, 1867)
Ordine
Tinamiformi
Famiglia
Tinamidae
Genere
Nothoprocta

Areale e habitat

The ornate tinamou lives in high-altitude grassland. They also live in shrubland, both high and low elevation, and they are showing some success of living on farmland. They prefer elevations of 3,450 to 4,700 m (11,320–15,420 ft). This species is native to the puna of central Peru and the Andes of southeastern Peru, western Bolivia, extreme northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina.

Migrazione
Resident species

Comportamento

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. The male incubates the eggs which may come from as many as 4 different females, and then will raise them 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.

Conservazione

The IUCN list this species as Least Concern, with an occurrence rang eof 740,000 km2 (290,000 sq mi).

Tendenza della popolazione
declining

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