Taczanowski's Tinamou

Taczanowski's TinamouThis ground-dwelling bird has a gray neck and belly, a finely patterned gray-brown back, and a thick black bill. It favors high-elevation grasslands on the eastern slope of the Andes, especially wet grassland.What does it look like?The neck and underparts are gray, while the back has an intricate gray and brown pattern. Its large size and thick black bill help distinguish it from other tinamous in the genus.How does it live?This ground-dwelling bird has a gray neck and belly, a finely patterned gray-brown back, and a thick black bill. It favors high-elevation grasslands on the eastern slope of the Andes, especially wet grassland.It appears to favor wet grassland, but it is also found in drier grassland and agricultural fields next to grasslands.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.