Red-winged Tinamou

The Red-winged Tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens, is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America.

The Red-winged Tinamou is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red-winged Tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens, is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America. Contents - * 1 Taxonomy * 1.1 Subspecies * 2 Etymology * 2.1 Description * 3 Range * 3. More

* Red-winged Tinamou on the ground partially obscured by grasses Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina ben lascelles 20 October 2008 23 weeks ago 3 Sounds 1 recording * song Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil (ssp rufescens) Jeremy Minns 22 November 2001 23 weeks ago 0 * Send or share this page * Email this pageEmail this More

The red-winged tinamou has many displays, the male attracting one or more females by follow feeding, and always accompanies the female to the nest when she is to lay. He alone incubates the eggs and broods the chicks. CONSERVATION STATUS Not threatened. SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS A popular game bird and hunted out in some regions, but elsewhere common. Because it will live in cropland it has extended its range alongside agricultural development. More

Three subspecies of red-winged tinamou are recognised, based on differences in colouration and barring (2) (3) (4) (5). A distinctive highland race, previously considered a fourth subspecies, is now classed as a separate species, Rhynchotus maculicollis (6) (7). More

Red-winged tinamou in long grass Red-winged tinamou in long grassPrint factsheet Facts - Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Tinamiformes Family Tinamidae Genus Rhynchotus (1) Size Length: 39 - 42. More

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summer the red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens), for example, eats mainly animal material—largely insects, but its mouth is large enough to swallow mice. In the stomach of one bird 707 termites were counted. In winter the red-winged tinamou shifts... More

The Red-winged Tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens is a medium-sized ground-living bird from southern Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina. More

The Red-winged Tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens, is a medium-sized ground-living bird from southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina. It lives in a variety of habitats depending on altitude. In lowland areas it favors marshy grasslands and savanna, at higher altitudes more arid and scrubby areas. A large member of the Tinamou family, it has a curved bill and a black cap, with characteristic red primaries. More