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Nothura Padulosa
''Nothura'' is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises five members of this South American family. Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors of the ratites.Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003) Species The species in taxonomic order are:Mikko's Phylogeny ArchivPaleofile.com (net, info * †'' Nothura paludosa, N. paludosa'' Mercerat 1897 * †'' N. parvula'' (Brodkorb 1963) Tambussi 1989 Cayeornis_parvulus.html" ;"title="'Cayeornis parvulus">'Cayeornis parvulus'' Brodkorb 1963* ''Nothura boraquira'', white-bellied nothura, located in northeastern and central Brazil, eastern Bolivia, and northeastern ParaguayClements, S. J. J. F. (2008) * ''Nothura minor'', lesser nothura, located in the interior of southeastern Brazil * ''Nothura darwinii'', Darwin's nothura, located in southern Peru, western Bolivia, and southern and western Argentina ** ''Nothura darwinii darwinii'' located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotted Nothura
__NOTOC__ The spotted nothura (''Nothura maculosa'') is a species of tinamou. This bird is native to grassy habitats in eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and eastern and northern Argentina.Clements, J. (2007) Description The spotted nothura is approximately in length. The upper parts are brown with streaked buff. The under parts are buff streaked with black and brown on the breast, with barring to the flanks. Its crown is black streaked with buff and the throat is white. The overall hue in colour varies greatly over its range; in part caused by the differences in soil at the specific localities. It and the closely related Chaco nothura, ''N. chacoensis'', are the only nothuras with barring to both webs of the primaries. The legs are dull yellowish-grey or brown. Behavior The call of the spotted nothura is a series of brief high-pitched notes. Feeding The spotted nothura eats plants, typically seeds, and animal matter. In Argentina they seem to eat more of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothura Parvula
''Nothura'' is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises five members of this South American family. Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors of the ratites.Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003) Species The species in taxonomic order are:Mikko's Phylogeny ArchivPaleofile.com (net, info * †'' Nothura paludosa, N. paludosa'' Mercerat 1897 * †'' N. parvula'' (Brodkorb 1963) Tambussi 1989 Cayeornis_parvulus.html" ;"title="'Cayeornis parvulus">'Cayeornis parvulus'' Brodkorb 1963* ''Nothura boraquira'', white-bellied nothura, located in northeastern and central Brazil, eastern Bolivia, and northeastern ParaguayClements, S. J. J. F. (2008) * ''Nothura minor'', lesser nothura, located in the interior of southeastern Brazil * ''Nothura darwinii'', Darwin's nothura, located in southern Peru, western Bolivia, and southern and western Argentina ** ''Nothura darwinii darwinii'' located in south c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaco Nothura
The Chaco nothura (''Nothura maculosa chacoensis'') is a type of tinamou commonly found in brushlandBirdLife International (2008) in Argentina and Paraguay. Description The Chaco nothura is approximately in length. It is similar to the spotted nothura, but paler and buffier overall. Range and habitat The Chaco nothura inhabits subtropical and tropical brushland up to in altitude. This species is native to the chaco of northwestern Paraguay and north central Argentina in South America.Clements, J. (2007) Taxonomy The Chaco nothura is a subspecies of spotted nothura, ''Nothura maculosa''.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, C. D. Cadena, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, J. F. Pacheco, J. Pérez-Emán, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 1 July 2018. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved 1 July 2018 All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Lesser Nothura
The lesser nothura (''Nothura minor'') is a type of tinamou found in lowland dry grassland habitats in subtropical and tropical regions of southeastern South America.Clements, J. (2007) Taxonomy This is a monotypic species. 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.Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003) Habitats The lesser nothura inhabits lowland the dry grassland habitats of subtropical or tropical regions at an altitude range of .BirdLife International (2008) This tinamou can also be found in dry shrubland and savanna. It doesn't seem to like recently burned grasslands. Range The lesser nothura is found in parts of southeastern BrazilClements, J. (2007) and recently in one location in east-central Paraguay. It has been found in Brasilia National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-bellied Nothura
The white-bellied nothura (''Nothura boraquira'') is a species of tinamou found in dry shrublands in northeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northeastern Brazil. Taxonomy The white-bellied nothura is a monotypic species. All tinamous 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. Description The white-bellied nothura is approximately in length. Its upper parts are light brown and barred black with white streaks. Its throat is white, its foreneck is buff with black streaking, its breast is buff and its belly is white. Its crown is dark brown and the sides of its head are buff. The legs are bright yellow and the inner webs of its primaries are uniformly dark, unlike in the closely related spotted nothura. Behavior Like other tinamous, the white-bellie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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