Huayco Tinamou

Rhynchotus maculicollis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreShrublandScrapeLarge · 843 g

ID tip

The huayco tinamou has a black streaked and spotted head and neck.

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When to see the Huayco Tinamou

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Huayco Tinamou

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Huayco Tinamou

The huayco tinamou, also known as waypu (Quechua), is a species of bird found on grassy mountain ridges in the Andes of Bolivia and Argentina.

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