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Red-winged Tinamou

Rhynchotus rufescens

Photo by peter
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1 foot tall with red and black feathers.

Habitat:

Sub-tropical rainforest.

Notes:

Really loud squawking.

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Red-winged Tinamou

Species ID Suggestions

Red-winged Tinamou

Rhynchotus rufescens

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Comments (4)
peter
It's crazy to think this little guy is in the same family as his much bigger brothers and sisters. Way cool!
lori.tas
No problem Peter. I like ratites (although our Emu are pretty scary up-close), and I knew I'd seen photos of this bird before. Tinamous are "parked" in a transitional stage between flighted and flightless, and therefore the most like all ratites' common ancestor. Cool, huh?
peter
That's definitely the one! Thanks Lori :)
lori.tas
Most likely one of the Tinamous anyway. Here's a better image if a Red-winged: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebske/2932392663/

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