Pale-browed Tinamou (Crypturellus transfasciatus)

Order: Tinamiformes | Family: Tinamidae  | IUCN Status: Near Threatened

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southwest Ecuador

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southwest Ecuador

pale-browed_tinamou
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southwest Ecuador

pale-browed_tinamou
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southwest Ecuador

Identification & Behavior: ~25.7 cm (10.1 in). The Pale-browed Tinamou is brown with shades of gray on the neck and breast. The head is patterned with pale lores and eyebrow and white throat. The back is barred dusky and brown, brighter in males than in females. The legs are red. Its restricted range overlaps with that of the Andean Tinamou and Little Tinamou, but is distinguished by a patterned head, broad dusky barring on the back and wings, and red legs. Also, see Andean Tinamou.

Status: The Pale-browed Tinamou is common in the deciduous forest on extreme northwest Peru where it is known to range at elevations below 800 m. It also occurs in Ec.

Name in Spanish: Perdiz de Ceja Pálida.

Sub-species: Pale-browed Tinamou (Crypturellus transfasciatus) Sclater,PL & Salvin, 1878.

Meaning of Name: Crypturellus: Gr. kruptus= hidden, concealed and oura= tail. transfasciatus: L. trans=across, fasciatus=barred, cross-barred.

See more of the Family Tinamidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.