Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tinamous :: Rusty Tinamou

Rusty Tinamou Crypturellus brevirostris

Described by: Pelzeln (1863)
Alternate common name(s): Short-billed Tinamou
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

W. to c. c. South America; Ne. e. South America;
Two populations;
The larger population extends from w. Amazonian Brazil (w. of the Rio Negro and Rio Madeira), and s. Colombia(?) w. to e. Peru. The smaller population occurs in Guiana (Tamanoir, Mana river). Some authorities restrict this species to the area n. of the Amazon and Rio Solimoes.

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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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