Elegant Crested Tinamou
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| Eudromia elegans I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832 |
The Elegant Crested Tinamou, Eudromia elegans is a medium-sized, up to 41cm long, dark or yellowish brown partridge-like bird with short tail and wings, two white stripe on side of face and long crest with pointed upwards tip. The feet have no hind toes and the bluish or greyish legs are short and strong, as they are highly terrestrial bird.
It is found in the grassland and savanna of southern Chile and Argentina. The diet consists mainly of seeds, leaves, fruits and insects.
Although this species is heavily hunted for food and sports, the Elegant Crested Tinamou is not uncommon and has a large range. It is evaluated as Least Concern of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Eudromia elegans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 30 October 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
