| 词条 | Andean tinamou |
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| name = Andean tinamou | image = NothoproctaPentlandiSmit.jpg | image_caption = Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1895 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1]] | genus = Nothoprocta | species = pentlandii | authority = Gray 1867[2] | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = N. p. pentlandii Gray 1867[2] N. p. ambigua Cory 1915[2] N. p. oustaleti Berlepsch & Stolzmann 1901[2] N. p. niethammeri Koepcke 1968[2] N. p. fulvescens Berlepsch 1902[2] N. p. doeringi 1878[2] N. p. mendozae Banks & Bohl 1968[2] }} The Andean tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii) is a tinamou, found commonly in high-altitude shrubland, in the Andes of South America.[3] TaxonomyAll tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.[4] pentlandii is the Latin form of Pentland which commemorates the Irish Traveller Joseph Barclay Pentland. SubspeciesThe Andean Tinamou has seven subspecies as follows:
DescriptionThe Andean tinamou is approximately {{convert|27|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length. Its upper parts are greyish-brown to olive brown and barred with black and white. Its breast is grey and spotted with white or buff, its belly is buff or whitish and its crown is black, the sides of its head and throat are mottled grey, and its legs are yellow. Range and habitatThe Andean tinamou can be found in the Andes from southern Ecuador to central Chile, as well as in the Sierras de Córdoba in Argentina. It prefers subtropical and tropical shrubland at {{convert|800|to(-)|4100|m|ft|abbr=on}} altitude.[19] ConservationThe IUCN classifies the Andean tinamou as Least Concern,[1] with an occurrence range of {{convert|550000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.[5] Footnotes1. ^1 {{IUCN|id=22678259 |title=Nothoprocta pentlandii |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Brand, S. (2008) 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Clements, J. (2007) 4. ^Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003) 5. ^1 BirdLife International (2008) References
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