Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus)

Other Names (World)
Yellow-legged Tinamou, Wied's Tinamou

Family
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1820)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

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) and decreasing.

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (44)...)

Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) [XC343222]
by Guilherme Willrich from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)

Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) [XC165562]
by Jo\u00e3o Ant\u00f4nio de B. Vitto from Reserva Volta Velha, Itapo\u00e1, SC, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Grey-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus duidae) and Black-capped Tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

zabele (von Spix, 1825) - North-eastern Brazil.
noctivagus (Wied, 1820) - South-eastern Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) - 10 files

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