Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris)

Family
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Size
26 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater & Salvin, 1873

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 2,800 - 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (50)...)

Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris) [XC820377]
by John V. Moore from San Antonio (near Perucho), Metropolitan District of Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador (alarm call)

Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris) [XC798626]
by Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Loaiza B. from Pomasqui (near Quito), Metropolitan District of Quito, Pichincha. Barrio Se\u00f1or del \u00e1rbol, sendero al Casitahua, Ecuador (dawn song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

curvirostris Sclater & Salvin, 1873 - Central Ecuador to northern Peru.
peruviana Taczanowski, 1886 - Northern and central Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris) - 10 files

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