Barred Tinamou
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| Crypturellus casiquiare (Chapman, 1929) |
The Barred Tinamou Crypturellus casiquiare is a type of Tinamou commonly found in lowland moist forest in subtropical and tropical regions at altitude 100 to 200m. This species is native to eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 49,000 km².
[edit] Characteristics
The Barred Tinamou is approximately 25 cm in length. It is yellowish-buff above and heavily barred with black, throat white, front and sides of neck and breast pale grey, belly white, flanks cream barred with black. Its head and neck are in chestnut color with legs olive-green. The female is paler on back.
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