Highland Tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei)
About the Highland Tinamou
The highland tinamou or Bonaparte's tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei) is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest typically over 1,500 m (4,900 ft) altitude. 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. It has five subspecies: N. b. frantzii occurs in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. N. b. bonapartei occurs in northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia. N. b. discrepans occurs in central Colombia (Tolima and Meta provinces). N. b. intercedens occurs in the western Andes of Colombia.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela · xeno-canto lists 49 recordings for this species in total.
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