- Crypturellus casiquiare
Identification
25·5–27 cm
Yellowish-buff above heavily barred with black, throat white, front and sides of neck and breast pale grey, belly white, flanks cream barred with black. Head and neck bright chestnut.
Female paler on back. Legs olive-green.
Distribution
South America: found in extreme eastern Colombia and adjacent southern Venezuela.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Thick lowland forests. Occurs up to 200 m.
Behaviour
There is very little information available about their behaviour.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Tinamou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Tinamou
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
