White-bellied Nothura

Nothura boraquira

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreShrublandScrapeMedium · 283 g

ID tip

The white-bellied nothura is approximately 27 cm (11 in) in length. Its upper parts are light brown and barred black with white streaks. Its throat is white, its foreneck is buff with black streaking, its breast is buff and its belly is white. Its crown is dark brown and the sides of its head are buff. The legs are bright yellow and the inner webs of its primaries are uniformly dark, unlike in the closely related spotted nothura.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the White-bellied Nothura

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-bellied Nothura

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the White-bellied Nothura

The white-bellied nothura is a species of tinamou found in dry shrublands in northeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northeastern Brazil.

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

Easily confused with

Learn the White-bellied Nothura in the BeakBrain App

Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.

Play today's Daily Bird

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.