Showing posts with label Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus). Show all posts
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Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus) Information

Brazilian Tinamou

 The Brazilian Tinamou, Crypturellus strigulosus, is a type of Tinamou found in lowland moist forest in subtropical and tropical regions of Amazonian South America.

Etymology

Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or Greek words. kruptos meaning covered or hidden, oura meaning tail, and ellus meaning diminutive. Therefore Crypturellus means small hidden tail.

Brazilian Tinamou
 image source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Crypturellus_strigulosus

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