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GrasslandScrapeMedium · 166 gID tip
The lesser nothura is approximately 18 to 20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) in length. The lesser nothura is rufescent with a chestnut crown and yellow mottling. Its face is buff, shades of yellow on its throat and dark brown spots turning to streaks at its breast. Its flanks have brown markings and its underparts are chestnut with rufous barring, its wings are rufous with dusky barring. Its legs are yellow, and its bill is black, and it has brown irises.
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When to see the Lesser Nothura
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lesser Nothura
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Lesser Nothura
The lesser nothura is a type of tinamou found in dry grassland habitats in tropical regions of east-central South America.
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Easily confused with
Darwin's NothuraNothura darwiniiThe Darwin's nothura is approximately 26 cm (10 in) in length.
White-bellied NothuraNothura boraquiraThe white-bellied nothura is approximately 27 cm (11 in) in length.
Spotted NothuraNothura maculosaThe spotted nothura is approximately 24 to 25.5 cm (9.4–10.0 in) in length.
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