Highland Tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei)

Other Names (World)
Highland Tinamou, Bonaparte's Tinamou

Family
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Size
35 - 41 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1867

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, heavily degraded former forest. From 500 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

(Nothocercus bonapartei) [XC357041]
by Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) from Santa Rosa, Cauca, Colombia (call)

Highland Tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei) [XC226701]
by John V. Moore from Rancho Grande area, Aragua, Venezuela (song)

Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

bonapartei Gray, 1867 - North-central Colombia, western Venezuela.
frantzii (Lawrence, 1868) - Costa Rica, western Panama.
intercedens Salvadori, 1895 - West-central Colombia.
discrepans Friedmann, 1947 - East-central Colombia.
plumbeiceps L�nnberg & Rendahl, 1922 - East-central Ecuador, extreme northern Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Highland Tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei) - 10 files

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