Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus)

Other Names (World)
Undulated Tinamou, Banded Tinamou

Family
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Size
28 - 32 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1815)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry and moist forest, dry and moist shrubland, heavily degraded former forest. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela.

Amazon Basin in Brazil and adjoining countries.

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 (50)...)

Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) [XC384421]
by George Paul from Pocon\u00e9, Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) [XC727429]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Taquaral de Goi\u00e1s, Taquaral de Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)

Nest
A hollow in the ground, among grass and low vegetation.

Subspecies
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

manapiare Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1952 - Southern Venezuela.
simplex (Salvadori, 1895) - South-western Guyana, north-central Brazil.
yapura (von Spix, 1825) - South-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, north-western Brazil.
vermiculatus (Temminck, 1825) - Eastern Brazil.
adspersus (Temminck, 1815) - Central Brazil.
undulatus (Temminck, 1815) - South-eastern Peru to northern Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

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