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Tepui Tinamou

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Crypturellus ptaritepui

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

Rufous-brown above, darkest on back, dusky below with rufous sheen on upper breast. Top of head and rear of neck rufous brown, sides of head and throat pale grey. Upper mandible black, lower yellow with black tip, legs olive.

Length 27cm.

[edit] Distribution

South-east Venezuela: Known from Cerros Ptari-tepuÃ and SororopÃ¡n-tepuÃ in south-east Bolivar. Resident.

[edit] Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Cloud forest at 1,350-1,800m. The only tinamou at this altitude on the two tepuis.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.