

Nombre en español: Tinamú Leonado
Nombre en ingles: Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Nombre científico: Nothocercus julius
Familia: Tinamidae
Foto: Wilmer Quiceno/Alex Pareja
Canto: Sergio Chaparro-Herrera & Andrea Lopera-Salazar
El tinamú cabecirrojo (Nothocercus julius) es una especie de ave de tierra, que se puede encontrar en bosques húmedos del noreste de Sudamérica.
Descripción
Esta especie de tinamú mide aproximadamente 38 cm de largo
Hábitat y distribución geográfica
Nothocercus julius es una especie terrestre que se encuentra en bosques de montaña húmedos, en altitudes de entre 1700 a 3350 m. Esta especie aparece en la Cordillera de los Andes, en el oeste de Venezuela, centro de Colombia, Ecuador, y este del Perú.
Comportamiento
Al igual que otros tinámidos, el cabecirrojo se alimenta de frutas que encuentra en el suelo o en arbustos de poco porte. También se alimenta de pequeñas cantidades de invertebrados, capullos de flores, hojas tiernas, semillas y raíces. El macho incuba los huevos que pueden provenir de hasta cuatro hembras diferentes, y luego criarlos hasta que estén listos para independizarse, por lo general tras 2 o 3 semanas. El nido se encuentra en el suelo entre arbustos densos o raíces.
Tawny-breasted tinamou
The tawny-breasted tinamou (Nothocercus julius) is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest. Their range is northwestern South America.
Taxonomy
All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.
Description
The tawny-breasted tinamou has brown upperparts barred with black, and its wings have buff spots. Below its bright chestnut head, it has a white throat. Its breast and flanks are olivaceous brown, while the rest of its underparts are bright rufous. This tinamou measures 35.5–38 cm (14.0–15.0 in) in length.
Behavior
Like other tinamous, the tawny-breasted eats fruit off the ground or low-lying bushes. They also eat small amounts of invertebrates, flower buds, tender leaves, seeds, and roots. The male incubates the eggs which may come from as many as 4 different females, and then will raise them until they are ready to be on their own, usually 2–3 weeks. The nest is located on the ground in dense brush or between raised root buttresses.
Range
This species is native to the Andes in far western Venezuela, central Colombia, Ecuador, and southern Peru.
Habitat
The tawny-breasted tinamou is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest up to 1,700 to 3,350 m (5,580–10,990 ft) altitude.
Conservation
The tawny-breasted tinamou is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, and has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 110,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi).

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