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What the Slaty-breasted Tinamou sounds like

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The slaty-breasted tinamou averages 27 cm (11 in) in length, and weighs about 470 g (1.04 lb). Its back and head are black to chestnut in color, brown on its wings, slaty grey on its breast, white on its throat, grey-brown on remainder of its underparts with darker barring on flanks and undertail. The female has barring on its wings. Its legs are pink to bright red, and its bill is dark above and yellow below.
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When to see the Slaty-breasted Tinamou
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Slaty-breasted Tinamou
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Slaty-breasted Tinamou
The slaty-breasted tinamou or Boucard's tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in lowland moist forests of Mexico and Central America.
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Easily confused with
Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatusThe variegated tinamou is approximately 29.5 to 33 cm (11.6–13.0 in) in length.
Pale-browed TinamouCrypturellus transfasciatusThe pale-browed tinamou is approximately 28 cm (11 in) in length.
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