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The ornate tinamou is approximately 32 cm (13 in) in length. Its upper parts are brownish-grey marked with black and buff, it is tawny-buff below with darker barring. Its head and neck are buff with prominent black spots, its bill is slender and curved, and its legs are either yellow or grey.
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When to see the Ornate Tinamou
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ornate Tinamou
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Ornate Tinamou
The ornate tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in the high altitude grassland and dry shrubland in subtropical and tropical regions of west central South America.
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Easily confused with
Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandiiThe Andean tinamou is approximately 27 cm (11 in) in length.
Curve-billed TinamouNothoprocta curvirostrisThe curve-billed tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in high-altitude grassland and shrubland habitats in the Andes of South America.
Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicariaThe Chilean tinamou is approximately 29 cm (11 in) in length.
Side by side: Brushland Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou · Chilean Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou · Andean Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou
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