Puna Tinamou

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Puna Tinamou
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae Genus: Tinamotis Species: T. pentlandii
Binomial name
Tinamotis pentlandii Vigors, 1837

The Puna Tinamou, Tinamotis pentlandii also known as Pentland’s Tinamou is a member of the most ancient groups of bird families, the tinamous. This species is native to south-central Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile and extreme northwest Argentina in western South America.

The binomial name of the species commemorates the Irish natural scientist Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797-1873) by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1837.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Habitats 3 Fame 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Characteristics

The Puna Tinamou is approximately 41 cm in length. Its upperparts are brown spotted with white, breast blue-grey and belly rufous. Its head white with black streaks.

[edit] Habitats

The Puna Tinamou inhabits high altitude grassland at altitude 4,000 to 4,700m of subtropical/ tropical regions.

[edit] Fame

The Puna Tinamou appeared on Argentine and Bolivian postage stamps.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Tinamotis pentlandii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.

[edit] External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet
• IUCN Red List
• Puna Tinamou videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Stamps (for Argentina, Bolivia) with RangeMap
• Photo-High Res--(Puna Tinamou and chicks)