Tinamous (Tinamidae)
Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) - HBW 1, p. 138
French: Tinamou élégant
German: Perlsteißhuhn
Spanish: Martineta Común
Taxonomy: Eudromia elegans I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832, southern Buenos Aires.
Ten subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- intermedia (Dabbene & Lillo, 1913) - NW Argentina.
- magnistriata Olrog, 1959 - NW Argentina.
- riojana Olrog, 1959 - NW Argentina.
- intermedia (Dabbene & Lillo, 1913) - NW Argentina.
- magnistriata Olrog, 1959 - NW Argentina.
- riojana Olrog, 1959 - NW Argentina.
- albida Wetmore, 1921 - W Argentina.
- wetmorei Banks, 1977 - W Argentina.
- devia Conover, 1950 - SW Argentina.
- numida Banks, 1977 - C Argentina.
- multiguttata Conover, 1950 - EC Argentina.
- elegans I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832 - C Argentina.
- patagonica Conover, 1950 - S Argentina, S Chile.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird looking around and singing several times. Locality Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Josep del Hoyo 20 September 2008 3 years ago 37 sec 4.5 -
A bird walking and scratching its head Locality Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina
Anna Motis 1 September 2004 5 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A close-up of a bird standing close to a fence. Locality Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Josep del Hoyo 20 September 2008 3 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A group in social behaviour Locality Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina
Luis Lorente 2004 6 years ago 27 sec 3.9 -
A close-up of the head of a bird Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2005 5 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A small group walking Locality Península San Julián Reserve, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (ssp patagonica)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2003 7 years ago 13 sec 3.5
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One adult bird
Locality Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina
Tomas Grim 30 December 2008 26 weeks ago 4.2 -
Dorsal view of a bird on the ground.
Locality Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina
Joe Tobias 1 January 2004 14 weeks ago 4 -
Feeding
Locality Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina
oleicfrisbee 15 weeks ago 4 -
Bird feeding on the ground
Locality Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina
Eduardo de Juana 30 September 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
A close-up of the head.
Locality Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Josep del Hoyo 20 September 2008 3 years ago 3 -
A close-up of a bird singing.
Locality Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Josep del Hoyo 20 September 2008 3 years ago 3
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One song, the rest are calls, from a group of at least three. Locality Los Cardones National Park, Salta Province, Argentina
(ssp intermedia?)
Nick Athanas 13 December 2006 2 years ago 3
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