Birds of Peru

    TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae (Tinamous)  
Genus: Nothoprocta (4 species, 6 worldwide)

Nothoprocta are a genus of Tinamou found in dry brush. These tinamou are more likely to be seen in the open than other forest based species, and have a cryptic buff coloration for camouflage.


Curve-billed Tinamou
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris)
Cerro Puma Urco, Amazonas, Peru  
   
Photograph by Fernando Angulo Pratolongo   © All Rights Reserved.

Found at around 3000m above sea level in puna and paramo ecosystems.

Ornate Tinamou
Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata rostrata)
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Ron Knight     Copyright and usage info


Andean Tinamou
Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii)
Lomas de Lachay, Lima, Peru  
   
Photograph by Robert Lewis   © All Rights Reserved.


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Taczanowski's Tinamou (Nothoprocta taczanowskii) Vulnerable ENDEMIC
   




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