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Berlepsch's Tinamou - BirdForum Opus

Crypturellus berlepschi

Identification

29·6–32 cm

  • Greyish-brown with reddish tinge to crown and nape

Distribution

South America: found from North-western Colombia to north-western Ecuador.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Primary and mature secondary west forests up to 500m.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Call: a piercing whistle.

Movements

A resident species.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)

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External Links

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