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Curve-billed Tinamou

Nothoprocta curvirostris

Least ConcernLegendaryOmnivoreGrasslandScrapeLarge · 376 g
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 1
Photo: Esteban Poveda · CC BY 4.0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 2
Photo: Jack Dhainaut, NHM Oslo · CC BY 4.0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 3
Photo: Jack Dhainaut, NHM Oslo · CC BY 4.0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 4
Photo: Bangert C. · CC0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 5
Photo: Bangert C. · CC0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 6
Photo: Jack Dhainaut, NHM Oslo · CC BY 4.0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 7
Photo: Jack Dhainaut, NHM Oslo · CC BY 4.0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 8
Photo: Jack Dhainaut, NHM Oslo · CC BY 4.0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 9
Photo: Jack Dhainaut, NHM Oslo · CC BY 4.0
Curve-billed Tinamou (Nothoprocta curvirostris), photo 10
Photo: Bangert C. · CC0

About the Curve-billed Tinamou

The curve-billed tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in high-altitude grassland and shrubland habitats in the Andes of South America.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Ecuador Peru

Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia.

When to see it

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskiiTaczanowski's tinamou is a dark, and finely-marked tinamou. Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornataThe ornate tinamou is approximately 32 cm (13 in) in length. Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii) Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandiiThe Andean tinamou is approximately 27 cm (11 in) in length.

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