Yellow-legged Tinamou
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| Crypturellus noctivagus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 |
The Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) is a type of Tinamou found in tropical and subtropical eastern Brazil up to an altitude of 700 m (2300 ft). Its preferred habitat is humid forest, but the subspecies zabele also occurs in drier wooded habitats, such as savanna-woodland and Caatinga.
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[edit] Subspecies
This species has two subspecies:
- Nominate race (Crypturellus noctivagus noctivagus) occurs in south Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul, south São Paulo and east Paraná in south-east Brazil.
- Crypturellus noctivagus zabele in Minas Gerais to Piauí and Pernambuco in north-east Brazil.
[edit] Characteristics
The Yellow-legged Tinamou is approximately 28-31 cm (11-12 in) in length. Its upperparts are grey, the lower back and wings barred black. The neck and upper breast is greyish, the lower breast is rufous and belly is whitish. It has a blackish cap and a buffy supercilium. The supercilium is broadest and most prominent in the race zabele, which also is paler overall, has a whiter (less rufescent) throat and brighter yellow legs than the nominate race.
[edit] Threats
The Yellow-legged Tinamou suffers from widespread and continuing habitat destruction most probably caused by deforestation and hunting pressure by the native as a subsistence food use or local trade. Overall, it is not threatened and therefore listed as Least Concern by BirdLife International.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Crypturellus noctivagus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
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