- Patagonian Tinamou
Taxobox
name = Puna Tinamou
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Tinamiformes
familia =Tinamidae
genus = "Tinamotis "
species = "T. ingoufi"
binomial = "Tinamotis ingoufi"
binomial_authority = (Oustalet, 1890)The Patagonian Tinamou "Tinamotis ingoufi" also known as Ingouf’s Tinamou is a member of the most ancient group ofbird families, thetinamou s. This species is native to southernChile and southernArgentina inSouth America with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km².Characteristics
The Patagonian Tinamou is approximately 35 cm in length. Its upperparts grey spotted with black, throat whitish, breast rufous and belly cinnamon.
Habitats
The Patagonian Tinamou inhabits temperate grassland habitats at altitude 200 to 800m.
References
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=59&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=57 Patagonian Tinamou videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
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