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Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827) is a animal in the Tinamidae family, order Tinamiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827) (Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827))
Animalia

Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)

Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)

The small-billed tinamou is a small South American tinamou found in Amazonian dry savanna and lowland shrubland.

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Family
Genus
Crypturellus
Order
Tinamiformes
Class
Aves

About Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)

Size

The small-billed tinamou (scientific name Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)) is approximately 22 cm (8.7 in) long.

Coloration

It has dark brown upperparts, grey to brownish underparts and head, and red bill and legs.

Habitat

This species prefers dry savanna as its habitat, and it also lives in lowland shrubland.

Geographical Range

Its range covers Amazonian South America, including most of Brazil (excluding the southeastern part of the country), northeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.

Photo: (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Tinamiformes Tinamidae Crypturellus

More from Tinamidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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