Birds of the World

    TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae (Tinamous)  
Genus: Nothoprocta (6 species)

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.


Brushland Tinamou
Brushland Tinamou (Nothoprocta cinerascens)
Range: SA: Southern Cone
Macachin, La Pampa, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Gustavo Masuzzo   © All Rights Reserved.


Curve-billed Tinamou
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris)
Range: SA: Ecuador, Peru
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)
Range: SA: Peru to n Chile and nw Argentina
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Ron Knight     Copyright and usage info


Andean Tinamou
Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii)
Range: SA: Ecuador to c Argentina
Lomas de Lachay, Lima, Peru  
   
Photograph by Robert Lewis   © All Rights Reserved.


Chilean Tinamou
Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria)
Range: SA: Chile
Chile  
   
Photograph by Cristián Pinto     Copyright and usage info


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Taczanowski's Tinamou (Nothoprocta taczanowskii) Vulnerable
Range: SA: sc Peru
   




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