Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Palaeognathae
Ordo: Tinamiformes
Familia: Tinamidae
Subfamilia: Tinaminae
Genus: Nothocercus
Species: Nothocercus bonapartei
Subspecies: N. b. frantzii – N. b. intercedens – N. b. bonapartei – N. b. discrepans – N. b. plumbeiceps
Name
Nothocercus bonapartei (G.R. Gray 1867)
Original combination: Tinamus bonapartei
References
List of the Birds in the British Museum pt5 p.97
Vernacular names
čeština: Tinama horská
English: Highland Tinamou
español: Tinamú serrano
lietuvių: Bonaparto notocerkas
Nederlands: Bonaparte-tinamoe
polski: kusacz górski
svenska: Höglandstinamo
The highland tinamou or Bonaparte's tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei) is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest typically over 1,500 m (4,900 ft) altitude.
Taxonomy
All 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]
It has five subspecies:
N. b. frantzii occurs in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama.[5]
N. b. bonapartei occurs in northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia.[5]
N. b. discrepans occurs in central Colombia (Tolima and Meta provinces).[5]
N. b. intercedens occurs in the western Andes of Colombia.[5]
N. b. plumbeiceps occurs in the Andes of eastern Ecuador and far northern Peru.[5]
George Robert Gray identified the highland tinamou from a specimen from Aragua, Venezuela, in 1867.[4]
Etymology
The specific name bonapartei, a Latin genitive of the name Bonaparte, commemorates Charles Lucien Bonaparte.
Description
The highland tinamou averages 38.5 cm (15.2 in) long, and weighs 925 g (2.039 lb). Its plumage is mottled or barred with black and cinnamon on back and wings with a rufous throat.[4]
Behavior
The highland tinamou is a shy tinamou and usually solitary or in small groups of up to five. It likes to eat fruit from the ground or hanging from low plants, and will sometimes eat insects. Its call is a repetitive loud and hollow call by the male.[4]
During breeding season, the male will incubate the eggs which may be from more than one female and may consist of 4-12 eggs. After hatching the male will also take care of the chicks.[4]
Range
This tinamou is located in the Andes of Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru, western Venezuela, and the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama.[5]
Habitat
The highland tinamou frequents montane forest above 1,500 m (4,900 ft), liking damp areas, especially bamboo thickets,[4] and ravines.[3]
Conservation
This species is listed by the IUCN as Least Concern,[1] and even though it is hunted for food, its population seems to be stable.[6] It has an occurrence range of 140,000 km2 (54,000 sq mi).[7]
Footnotes
BirdLife International (2016). "Nothocercus bonapartei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678154A92758475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678154A92758475.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Brands, S. (2008)
American Ornithologists' Union (1998)
Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
Clements, J (2007)
BirdLife International (2009)
BirdLife International (2008)
References
American Ornithologists' Union (1998) [1983]. "Tinamiformes: Tinamidae: Tinamous". Check-list of North American Birds (PDF) (7th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Ornithologists' Union . p. 1 . ISBN 1-891276-00-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
BirdLife International (2008). "Highland Tinamou - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Data Zone. Retrieved 6 Feb 2009.
Brands, Sheila (Aug 14, 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Nothocercus bonapartei". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved Feb 4, 2009.
Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6th ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9.
Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Tinamous". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 57–59, 62. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
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