Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | tinama koroptví |
Danish | Chiletinamu |
Dutch | Chileense Tinamoe |
English | Chilean Tinamou |
English (United States) | Chilean Tinamou |
French | Tinamou perdrix |
French (France) | Tinamou perdrix |
German | Chiletinamu |
Japanese | チリーシギダチョウ |
Norwegian | chiletinamu |
Polish | kusacz chilijski |
Russian | Чилийский тинаму |
Serbian | Čileanski tinamu |
Slovak | inambu poľný |
Spanish | Tinamú Chileno |
Spanish (Argentina) | Inambú Chileno |
Spanish (Chile) | Perdiz chilena |
Spanish (Spain) | Tinamú chileno |
Swedish | chiletinamo |
Turkish | Şili Tinamusu |
Ukrainian | Інамбу чилійський |
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
Version: 1.0 — Published February 28, 2014
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Distribution
Distribution in the Americas
As the name suggests, Chilean Tinamou is endemic to Chile. It is resident in central Chile from the Huasco Valley in Atacama south to Llanquihue. The elevational range of Chilean Tinamou is from sea level up to 2000 m (Jaramillo 2003).
Chilean Tinamou also was introduced to Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) in 1888 (Marín and Cáceres 2010).
Distribution outside the Americas
Endemic to the Americas.
Habitat
Chilean Tinamou occupies semiarid grasslands, wheat fields, and grassy openings in matorral scrub (Johnson 1965, Jaramillo 2003). This species often is found on roadsides (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990).
Historical changes
The overall range of Chilean Tinamou has not changed, but the population is greatly reduced, especially in the northern part of its range, primarily from hunting and trapping (Johnson 1965) and perhaps also from competition with the introduced California Quail (Callipepla californica).
Fossil history
None reported.