Chaco nothura
| Chaco nothura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Nothurinae |
| Genus: | Nothura |
| Species: | N. chacoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothura chacoensis (Conover, 1937)[2] | |
The Chaco nothura (Nothura chacoensis) is a type of tinamou commonly found in brushland[3] in Argentina and Paraguay.[4]
Description
The Chaco nothura is approximately 24 cm (9.4 in) in length. The species is similar to spotted nothura but paler and buffier overall.
Range and habitat
The Chaco nothura inhabits subtropical and tropical brushland up to 500 m (1,600 ft) in altitude.[3] This species is native to the chaco of northwestern Paraguay and north central Argentina in South America.[4]
Taxonomy
The Chaco nothura is a monotypic species.[4] 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.[5]
Conservation
The IUCN classifies this tinamou as Least Concern,[1] with an occurrence range of 110,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi).[3]
Footnotes
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Nothura chacoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Brand, S. (2008)
- 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2008)
- 1 2 3 Clements, J. (2007)
- ↑ Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
References
- BirdLife International (2008). "Chaco Nothura - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Data Zone. Retrieved 12 Feb 2009.
- Brands, Sheila (Aug 14, 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Nothura". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 12 Feb 2009.
- Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6th ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9.
- Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Tinamous". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 57–59. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.