Tawny-breasted Tinamou

Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Tinamiformes
Family:	Tinamidae
Subfamily:	Tinaminae
Genus:	Nothocercus
Species:	N. julius
Binomial name
Nothocercus julius (Bonaparte, 1854)[2]

The Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest^[1]. Their range is northwestern South America.^[1][3]

Taxonomy

All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and Tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.^[4]

Description

The Tawny-breasted Tinamou has brown upperparts barred with black, and its wings have buff spots. Below its bright chestnut head, it has a white throat. Its breast and flanks are olivaceous brown, while the rest of its underparts are bright rufous. This tinamou is approximately 38 cm (15 in) long.^{[citation needed]}

Behavior

Like other Tinamous, the Bartlett's eats fruit off the ground or low-lying bushes. They also eat small amounts of invertebrates, flower buds, tender leaves, seeds, and roots. The male incubates the eggs which may come from as many as 4 different females, and then will raise them until they are ready to be on their own, usually 2–3 weeks. The nest is located on the ground in dense brush or between raised root buttresses.^[4]

Range

This species is native to the Andes in far western Venezuela, central Colombia, Ecuador, and southern Peru^[3].

Habitat

The tawny-breasted tinamou is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest^[1] up to 1,700–3,350 m (5,600–10,990 ft) altitude.

Conservation

The tawny-breasted tinamou is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN,^[1] and has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 110,000 km² (42,000 sq mi).^[5]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} BirdLife International (2008)
2. ^ Brands, S. (2008)
3. ^ ^{a b} Clemenst, J. (2007)
4. ^ ^{a b} Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
5. ^ BirdLife International (2008)(a)

References

• BirdLife International (2008). Nothocercus julius. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 04 Feb 2009.
• BirdLife International (2008(a)). "Tawny-breasted Tinamou - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Data Zone. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=17&m=1. Retrieved 06 Feb 2009. 
• Brands, Sheila (Aug 14 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Nothocercus". Project: The Taxonomicon. http://www.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/51350.htm. Retrieved Feb 04 2009. 
• Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6 ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978 0 8014 4501 9. 
• Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Tinamous". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 57–59. ISBN 0 7876 5784 0.