Hooded tinamou

{{Speciesbox

| image = NothocercusNigricapillusSmit.jpg

| image_caption = Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1895

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2020 |title=Nothocercus nigrocapillus |volume=2020 |page=e.T22678160A179743794 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22678160A179743794.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Nothocercus

| species = nigrocapillus

| authority = (G.R. Gray, 1867)Brands, S. (2008)

| synonyms = *Nothocercus nigricapillus

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision_ref =

| subdivision = N. n. cadwaladeri
(Carriker, 1933)

N. n. nigrocapillus
(G. R. Gray, 1867)

| range_map = Nothocercus nigrocapillus map.svg

}}

The hooded tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) is a type of ground bird found in forests of Bolivia and Peru.Clements, J (2007)

Taxonomy

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. Ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)

The hooded tinamou has two subspecies:

N. n. cadwaladeri occurs in the Andes of northwestern Peru.
N. n. nigrocapillus occurs in the Andes of central Peru and Bolivia.

Habitat and range

The hooded tinamou is found in montane moist forest up to {{convert|1550|to(-)|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}} altitude.BirdLife International (2008) This species is native to the Andes in Bolivia and Peru.Clements, J (2007)

Description

Hooded tinamou is light brown above and narrowly freckled with black in color. It is paler below with dusky bars, belly pale-spotted, and averages {{convert|33|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.

Behavior

Like other tinamous, the hooded 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.

Conservation

This species has an estimated global extent of occurrence of {{convert|35000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.

Footnotes

References

{{cite web| url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=18&m=0 | title=Hooded Tinamou - BirdLife Species Factsheet | access-date=6 Feb 2009 | author=BirdLife International | year=2008| work=Data Zone}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/51353.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071105045520/http://www.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/51353.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2007 |title=Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Nothocercus nigrocapillus |access-date=Feb 4, 2009 |last=Brands |first=Sheila |date=Aug 14, 2008 |work=Project: The Taxonomicon }}
{{cite book |last1=Clements |first1=James |title=The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World |edition=6th |year=2007 |publisher= Cornell University Press|location=Ithaca, NY |isbn=978-0-8014-4501-9 }}
{{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}}

External links

[http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/hooded-tinamou-nothocercus-nigrocapillus Hooded Tinamou videos, photos & sounds] on the Internet Bird Collection.

hooded tinamou

Category:Tinamous of South America

Category:Birds of the Peruvian Andes

Category:Birds of the Bolivian Andes

hooded tinamou