Order
Tinamiformes
Family
Tinamidae
Genus
Nothoprocta
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
This is a historic version of this account.   Current version

Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens

John Zeiger
Version: 1.0 — Published November 27, 2013

Conservation

Brushland Tinamou has a broad geographic distribution, is considered to be fairly common, and so is not considered to be threatened (BirdLife International 2012). Its IUCN Red List conservation status is Least Concern (Birdlife International 2012).

Effects of human activity on populations

Brushland Tinamou is hunted, and is Lancaster (1964) observed that this species was noticeably more common at sites where hunting was prohibited. Habitat loss or degradation through agricultural development also poses a potential threat to Brushland Tinamou (BirdLife International 2012).

Recommended Citation

Zeiger, J. (2013). Brushland Tinamou (Nothoprocta cinerascens), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.brutin1.01
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