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TATAUPA TINAMOU Crypturellus tataupa
One of the commoner small tinamous in Paraguay, the handsome Tataupa is, like most of relatives, easier to hear than he is to see! He uses a wide range of forested habitats, and he isnt fussy whether it is humid or dry - you´re as likely to bump into him in the Chaco as you are in the Atlantic forest. Take care with his identification though! The Small-billed Tinamou is very similar. If you get a good enough look check out its legs - if they are bright red its Small-billed, dull purple and its Tataupa!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE43PH) Adult, Paragro, near Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Hugo del Castillo August 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE44PH) Adult on nest, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith February 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE45PH) Same nest with sitting adult (Alberto Esquivel March 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE46PH) Same nest, incubating adult in cryptic pose (David Gill February 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE47PH) Same nest with 5 eggs (Paul Smith February 2008).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE48PH) Same nest, eggs left covered when sitting bird departs (Paul Smith March 2008).
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Crypturellus tataupa Tataupa Tinamou
1 (FPAVE49RE) Short call - recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE50RE) Long calls - recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez June 2000).
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