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What the Andean Tinamou sounds like
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The Andean tinamou is approximately 27 cm (11 in) in length. Its upper parts are greyish-brown to olive brown and barred with black and white. Its breast is grey and spotted with white or buff, its belly is buff or whitish and its crown is black, the sides of its head and throat are mottled grey, and its legs are yellow.
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When to see the Andean Tinamou
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Andean Tinamou
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Andean Tinamou
The Andean tinamou is a tinamou, found commonly in high-altitude shrubland, in the Andes of South America.
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Easily confused with
Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicariaThe Chilean tinamou is approximately 29 cm (11 in) in length.
Brushland TinamouNothoprocta cinerascensThe brushland tinamou is approximately 31.5 cm (12.4 in) in length and weighs 540 g (1.19 lb).
Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornataThe ornate tinamou is approximately 32 cm (13 in) in length.
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