Elegant Crested Tinamou

Taxobox
name = Elegant Crested Tinamou
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Tinamiformes
familia = Tinamidae
genus = "Eudromia"
species = "E. elegans"
binomial = "Eudromia elegans"
binomial_authority = I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

The Elegant Crested Tinamou, "Eudromia elegans", is a medium-sized tinamou, up to 41cm long. The species is a dark or yellowish brown partridge-like bird with a short tail and wings, two white stripes on each side of its face and a long crest with an upward pointed tip. The feet have no hind toes and the bluish or greyish legs are short and strong, as they are highly terrestrial bird.

ubspecies

* Nominate race "Eudromia elegans elegans" occurs in central Argentina
* "Eudromia elegans intermedia" occurs in parts of north-west Argentina
* "Eudromia elegans magnistriata" occurs in parts of north-west Argentina
* "Eudromia elegans riojana" occurs in parts of north-west Argentina
* "Eudromia elegans albida" occurs in western Argentina
* "Eudromia elegans multiguttata" occurs in east-central Argentina
* "Eudromia elegans devia" occurs in south-west Argentina
* "Eudromia elegans patagonica" occurs in southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

Habitats

The Elegant Crested Tinamou is found in the lowland dry shrubland and habitats of subtropical/ tropical regions of southern Chile and north-west, central and southern Argentina. It may also be found in high altitude shrubland habitats at altitude 2,500 m.

Diet

The diet consists mainly of seeds, leaves, fruits and insects.

Threats

Although this species is heavily hunted for food and sport, the Elegant Crested Tinamou is not uncommon and has a large range. It is evaluated as Least Concern of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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=56&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=46952 IUCN Red List]