Tepui Tinamou
Crypturellus ptaritepuiZimmer, JT; Phelps, WH Sr, 1945
English (US) Tepui Tinamou
The Tepui Tinamou (Crypturellus ptaritepui) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tinamidae (Tinamous) in the order Tinamiformes.
Range: tepuis of southern Venezuela (Ptari-tepui and Sororopán-tepui)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crypturellus ptaritepui
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tepui Tinamou
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT; Phelps, WH Sr, 1945
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT; Phelps, WH Sr, 1945
- Type locality
- Cerro Ptari-tepui, southwest slope. Gran Sabana, Bolivar, Venezuela; altitude 1,700 meters.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.1274 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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