Animalia Life
Crypturellus variegatus
TAXONOMY
Crypturellus variegatus Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Tinamou variй; German: Rotbrusttinamu; Spanish:
Tinamъ Abigarrado.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
11.5 in (29.5 cm), 0.8 lb (380 g). Black head; neck and breast
rufous. Light barring on underparts.
DISTRIBUTION
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Peru, and
Venezuela.
HABITAT
Tropical forest with dense undergrowth at moderate altitudes,
300–4,300 ft (100–1,300 m).
BEHAVIOR
The call is a series of five evenly pitched tremulous notes, often
merging to a trill, with the first note descending and distinct
from the rest of the trill.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Mainly seeds and fruits, with few insects.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
The female establishes a territory, attracts a male, lays one egg
in a rudimentary nest, and leaves the male incubating while she
departs to establish another territory and repeat the process.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
The bird does not appear to be important as a game species.
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