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Yellow-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus noctivagus
Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) — Ratites & Tinamous of South America.
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The Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) is a member of the Tinamidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 562 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Tinamiformes
- Family Tinamidae Tinamous
- Genus Crypturellus
- Species noctivagus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 562 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Tinamidae
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-legged Tinamou is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Yellow-legged Tinamou is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) belongs to the Tinamidae family of the order Tinamiformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Brazil.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 562 g, with a wing length of about 18.2 cm and a tail of around 6.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-legged Tinamou?
The Yellow-legged Tinamou is a large bird that weighs around 562 g.
Where does the Yellow-legged Tinamou live?
The Yellow-legged Tinamou is found across South America with a range covering SA e Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-legged Tinamou belong to?
The Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) belongs to the Tinamidae family, in the order Tinamiformes.
What does the Yellow-legged Tinamou eat?
The Yellow-legged Tinamou is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-legged Tinamou migrate?
The Yellow-legged Tinamou is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-legged Tinamou endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Yellow-legged Tinamou make?
4 real field recordings of the Yellow-legged Tinamou — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, each credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-legged Tinamou's range?
The Yellow-legged Tinamou has a mapped global range of about 1.5 million km².
Conservation
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