Puna tinamou

The puna tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii), also known as Pentland's tinamou, is a member of the tinamou family. This species is native to the Andes Mountains in South America.^[3] The binomial name of the species commemorates the Irish natural scientist Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797–1873) by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1837. The IUCN list this species as Least Concern,^[1] with an occurrence range of 590,000 km² (230,000 sq mi).^[4]

Puna tinamou
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Tinamiformes
Family:	Tinamidae
Genus:	Tinamotis
Species:	T. pentlandii
Binomial name
Tinamotis pentlandii Vigors, 1837[2]

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.^[3]

Description

The puna tinamou is approximately 41 cm (16 in) in length. Its upper parts are brown spotted with white, and its breast is blue-grey, and its belly is rufous. Its head is white with black streaks.

Distribution and habitat

The puna tinamou inhabits high-altitude grassland, and to a lesser extent, brushland^[1] at altitude 4,000 to 4,700 m (13,100–15,400 ft) of subtropical and tropical regions.^[4] Its range is Peru, northern Bolivia, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.^[3]