Puna Tinamou

Taxobox
name = Puna Tinamou
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Tinamiformes
familia = Tinamidae
genus = "Tinamotis"
species = "T. pentlandii"
binomial = "Tinamotis pentlandii"
binomial_authority = Vigors, 1837The 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.

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

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=58&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=46954 IUCN Red List]
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=56 Puna Tinamou videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/604600.htm Stamps] (for Argentina, Bolivia) with RangeMap
* [http://stevemetzphotography.com/photo%20pages/Chile/Puna%20Tinamou.htm Photo-High Res--(Puna Tinamou and chicks)]