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Ornate Tinamou
The Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata is a type of Tinamou commonly found in the high altitude grassland and dry shrubland in subtropical and tropical regions up to 3,450 to 4,700 m altitude. This species is native to central and south-east Peru, Bolivia, extreme northern Chile and western Argentina in South America.
Subspecies
The Ornate Tinamou has three subspecies as follows:
Nominate race (Nothoprocta ornata ornata) occurs in south-east Peru, extreme northern Chile and Bolivia
Nothoprocta ornata branickii occurs in central Peru
Nothoprocta ornata rostrata occurs in western Argentina
Taxonomic note
Kalinowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta kalinowskii is now considered a synonym of N. ornata.
Characteristics
The Ornate Tinamou is approximately 32 cm in length. Its upperparts are brownish-grey marked with black and buff, tawny-buff below and barred darker. Its head and neck buff prominently spotted with black, with bill slender and curved, legs either yellowish or greyish.
References
External links
Ornate Tinamou videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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