The puna tinamou (''Tinamotis pentlandii''), also known as Pentland's tinamou, is a member of the

tinamou Tinamous () are members of the order Tinamiformes (), and family Tinamidae (), divided into two distinct subfamily, subfamilies, containing 46 species found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The word "tinamou" comes from the Carib la ...

family. This species is native to the

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.Clements, J. (2007) The binomial name of the species commemorates the Irish natural scientist

Joseph Barclay Pentland Joseph Barclay Pentland (17 January 1797Joseph Barclay Pentland
in ''Dictionary of Uls ...

(1797–1873) by

Nicholas Aylward Vigors Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840) was an Ireland, Irish zoologist and politician. He popularized the classification of birds on the basis of the quinarian system. Early life Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow, in 1 ...

in 1837. The

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list this species as

Least Concern A least-concern species is a species that has been evaluated and categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wil ...

, with an occurrence range of .BirdLife International (2008)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Description

The puna tinamou is approximately in length. Its upper parts are brown spotted with white, and its breast is blue-grey, and its belly is rufous. Its head is white with black streaks.

Distribution and habitat

The puna tinamou inhabits high-altitude grassland, and to a lesser extent, brushland at altitude of subtropical and tropical regions. Its range is

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, northern

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, northern

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and northwestern

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Footnotes

References

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External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet

Puna Tinamou videos
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