Pale-browed Tinamou
Crypturellus transfasciatus
(L 10-11")
Poorly known...found in a
small area of west Ecuador
and northwest Peru.
small area of west Ecuador
and northwest Peru.
Jorupe Reserve
15Feb2013
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
• is undergoing a rapid
and ongoing decline.
and ongoing decline.
• due to deforestation and
habitat degradation.
habitat degradation.
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Rosenberg
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Macaulay
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Crypturellus is Greek for hidden
tail; transfasciatus is Latin for
cross-barred.
tail; transfasciatus is Latin for
cross-barred.