Key Identification Features
- It has a dark brown crown and a white throat set on its yellowish head and neck; this coloration contrasts with a distinct buff stripe that runs along the side of the neck.
- Like most tinamous, this species produces eggs with a distinctive glossy, porcelain-like shell.
- This species has a unique, distinctive call: three short, tremulous but powerful piping notes, that can be heard in its rainforest habitat during early evenings.
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