Curve-billed tinamou

Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or Greek words. kruptos meaning covered or hidden, oura meaning tail, and ellus meaning diminutive. Therefore, Crypturellus means small hidden tail.Gotch, A. F. (1995)

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.Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)

The curve-billed tinamou has two subspecies as follows:

• N. c. curvirostris, the nominate race, occurs in the Andes of central and southern Ecuador and northern Peru (Cordillera del Condor)
• N. c. peruviana occurs in the Andes of northern and central Peru; eastern Piura, Cajamarca, Amazonas, western San Martín, La Libertad, Ancash, and Huánuco Regions

The curve-billed tinamou is approximately {{convert|28|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length. Its upper parts are dark brown streaked with white and spotted with black. Its breast is rufous and spotted with white, its belly is tawny-buff and its crown is black, the sides of its head, and its throat and foreneck are white. Finally, its legs are brown in color.

Like other tinamous, the curve-billed tinamou 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.

This tinamou lives in the Andes of central and southern Colombia, through Ecuador and northern and central Peru.{{Cite book|last=McMullan|first=Miles|title=Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia|year=2018|publisher=Rey Naranjo Editores|isbn=978-958-8969-77-0}} It prefers grassland at {{convert|2800|to(-)|3700|m|ft|abbr=on}} in altitude. It also can be found in high-altitude shrubland and pasture.BirdLife International (2008)

The IUCN list this species as Least Concern, with an occurrence range of {{convert|30000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.

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• {{cite web | url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=49&m=1 | title=Curve-billed Tinamou - BirdLife Species Factsheet | access-date=12 Feb 2009 | author=BirdLife International | year=2008 | work=Data Zone }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• {{cite web | url=http://www.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/51366.htm | title=Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Nothoprocta curvirostris | access-date=12 Feb 2009 | last=Brands | first=Sheila | date=Aug 14, 2008 | work=Project: The Taxonomicon }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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• {{cite encyclopedia |last=Davies |first=S.J.J.F.|editor1-first=Michael |editor1-last= Hutchins|encyclopedia=Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia |title=Tinamous |edition=2nd |year=2003 |publisher=Gale Group|volume=8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins |location=Farmington Hills, MI|isbn=0-7876-5784-0 |pages=57–59}}
• {{cite book |last1=Gotch |first1=A. F. |title=Latin Names Explained. A Guide to the Scientific Classifications of Reptiles, Birds & Mammals|year= 1995 |orig-year=1979 |publisher=Facts on File |location=New York, NY|isbn=0-8160-3377-3|page=183|chapter=Tinamous}}

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Category:Ratites

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Category:Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes

Category:Birds of the Peruvian Andes

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