Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria)

Family
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Size
29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kittlitz, 1830)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 400 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Chile.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) [XC15292]
by Daniel Gonz\u00e1lez Amat from PN La Campana, Chile (call)

Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) [XC450010]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Lago Colb\u00fan, VII Regi\u00f3n, Chile (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii) and Brushland Tinamou (Nothoprocta cinerascens).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

perdicaria (Kittlitz, 1830) - North-central Chile.
sanborni Conover, 1924 - South-central Chile.

References
See References.

Files:

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