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Puna Tinamou
The Puna Tinamou, Tinamotis pentlandii also known as Pentlands 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.
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.
Habitats
The Puna Tinamou inhabits high altitude grassland at altitude 4,000 to 4,700m of subtropical/ tropical regions.
Fame
The Puna Tinamou appeared on Argentine and Bolivian postage stamps.
References
Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
External links
Puna Tinamou videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Stamps with RangeMap
Photo-High Res--(Puna Tinamou and chicks)
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