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RED-WINGED TINAMOU Rhynchotus rufescens
The source of a haunting, mournful whistle characteristic of Paraguayan grasslands is this distinctive, large tinamou. Common throughout the country in tall grass areas, this species has fared less well elsewhere. Its large size makes it a favourite with hunters and for a while it was threatened with extinction in Brazil, though numbers have since recovered.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE51PH) Adult, General Delgado, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE52PH) Same individual feeding (Paul Smith January 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE53PH) Adult dorsal, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE54PH) Chick, near Capitán Bado, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith December 2009)
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE55PH) Same individual (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE56PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE57PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE58PH) Hatched egg, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE3181PH) Captive juvenile, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2011).
VIDEO - (FPAVE59VI) Chick, same individual as (FPAVE54PH-FPAVE58PH)  (Paul Smith December 2009).
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Rhynchotus rufescens
1 (FPAVE60RE) Call  recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
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