Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tinamous :: Ornate Tinamou

Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata

Described by: Gray, G. R. (1867)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Putre, Region I, Chile - Feb, 2007 © Arthur Grosset  Putre, Region I, Chile - Feb, 2007 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

W. c. South America;
(1) C. Peru (Ancash, Junin s. to Ayacucho and Apurimac).
(2) Ex. s. Peru (Cuzco, Puno), nw. Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Oruro, Potosi, Chuquisaca) and n. Chile (Salar del Huasco, Tarapaca).
(3) Bolivia (nw. Altiplano).
(4) Bolivia (alpine zone of e. Andes).
(5) High Andes of nw. Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman, Catamarca, La Rioja).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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