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 LC    Elegant Crested Tinamou* Id (Atlas):
    Eudromia elegans

Description (10)
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Family
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Size
39 - 40 cm

First Described (Guide)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, high altitude grassland and shrubland, dry savanna, pastureland, arable land. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.

Most of Argentina. Also scattered, small populations in eastern Chile.
 
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.

Food
Seeds, fruits and other parts of plants. Also insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

 
Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) [XC272808]
     by Nick Athanas from Quimes ruins, Tucuman, Argentina (call)

 
Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) [XC60338]
     by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Ruinas de Quilmes, Tucuman, Argentina (song)

Nest
A hollow in the ground made by the bird, often situated near a low bush.

Subspecies
The following 10 subspecies are recognised:

  • intermedia (Dabbene & Lillo, 1913)   -  North-western Argentina.
  • magnistriata Olrog, 1959   -  North-western Argentina.
  • riojana Olrog, 1959   -  North-western Argentina.
  • albida (Wetmore, 1921)   -  Western Argentina.
  • wetmorei Banks, 1977   -  Western Argentina.
  • devia Conover, 1950   -  South-western Argentina.
  • numida Banks, 1977   -  Central Argentina.
  • multiguttata Conover, 1950   -  East-central Argentina.
  • elegans Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832   -  Central Argentina.
  • patagonica Conover, 1950   -  Southern Argentina, southern Chile.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) - 10 files


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