The brushland tinamou (Nothoprocta cinerascens ) is a type of Tinamou commonly found in high-altitude dry shrubland in subtropical and tropical regions of southern South America.
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starts withThe brushland tinamou is approximately 31.5 cm (12.4 in) in length and weighs 540 g (1.19 lb). Its upper parts are grey to olive-brown barred with black and prominently streaked with white. Its crown is black, the sides of its head and its throat are white, its lower throat is barred black, its breast is grey spotted with white, and its belly is whitish. Its legs are dark grey. The female is larger and darker.
This species is native to southeastern Bolivia, northwestern Paraguay and northwestern and central Argentina in South America.
The brushland tinamou prefers to live in dry shrubland up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in altitude. But it can regularly be found as high as 2,000 m (6,600 ft), and also in dry savanna, dry grassland, or grassland that is seasonally flooded, and also pastureland and farmland.
The call of the brushland tinamou is a series of seven to ten clear whistled notes that carry, and will be hard as they defend their range of about 50 acres (20 ha). They feed off of insects and small animals and some fruit.
Males attract two to four females and supervise their laying of eggs in the nest, which is typically hidden in brush. Females will leave to find other males and the male will incubate the eggs and raise the chicks.
