Magdalena Tinamou
Conservation status
Critically endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae Genus: Crypturellus Species: C. saltuarius
Binomial name
Crypturellus saltuarius Wetmore, 1950

The Magdalena Tinamou, (Crypturellus saltuarius), is a member of one of the most ancient bird families, the tinamous. It is often treated as a subspecies of the Red-legged Tinamou, and SACC rejected a proposal to elevate it to species status. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Organisms that have a conservation status of critically endangered have an extremely high risk of becoming extinct. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Aves redirects here. ... Genera The Tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird, members of a South American bird family of about 47 species in 9 genera. ... Genera The Tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird, members of a South American bird family of about 47 species in 9 genera. ... Species Crypturellus noctivagus Crypturellus obsoletus Crypturellus soui Crypturellus variegatus Crypturellus berlepschi Crypturellus cinereus Crypturellus ptaritepui Crypturellus undulatus Crypturellus transfasciatus Crypturellus strigulosus Crypturellus duidae Crypturellus erythropus Crypturellus saltuarius Crypturellus idoneus Crypturellus columbianus Crypturellus atrocapillus Crypturellus cinnamomeus Crypturellus boucardi Crypturellus kerriae Crypturellus brevirostris Crypturellus bartletti Crypturellus parvirostris Crypturellus casiquiare Crypturellus tataupa . ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Frank Alexander Wetmore (June 18, 1886 _ December 7, 1978) was an American ornithologist and avian paleontologist. ... Genera Tinamus Nothocercus Crypturellus Rhynchotus Nothoprocta Nothura Taoniscus Eudromia Tinamotis The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird, members of a South American bird family of about 47 species in 9 genera. ... In zoology, as in other branches of biology, subspecies is the rank immediately subordinate to a species. ... Binomial name Crypturellus erythropus Pelzeln, 1863 The Red-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus erythropus) is a dumpy, ground-dwelling bird found in the tropics and lower subtropics of northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela and NE Brazil. ... The American Ornithologists Union (AOU) is the oldest and largest organization in the New World devoted to the scientific study of birds. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...

This species is endemic to Colombia. It may be extinct, since it has not been seen since the type specimen was collected in 1943. In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ...

Characteristics

The Magdalena Tinamou is similar to Red-legged Tinamou. Its total length is approximately 27-32 cm. (10,5-12,5 in). It is a medium-sized, brown tinamou. Its upperparts are dark ruddy with black barring on rump, brown wings barred buff, paler underparts with dark barring on lower flanks and vent, white chin and greyish tinge to throat. Binomial name Crypturellus erythropus Pelzeln, 1863 The Red-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus erythropus) is a dumpy, ground-dwelling bird found in the tropics and lower subtropics of northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela and NE Brazil. ... Genera Tinamus Nothocercus Crypturellus Rhynchotus Nothoprocta Nothura Taoniscus Eudromia Tinamotis The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird, members of a South American bird family of about 47 species in 9 genera. ...

Habitats

From historical reports of Mariquita, Neiva Department, it is believed that Magdalena Tinamou occurs in Ayacucho and Cesar in the Río Magdalena valley, Colombia. It may still survive in the few remnant foothill forests on the western slope of the eastern Cordillera, and also on the eastern slope of the Serranía de San Lucas. The species has traditionally been considered to inhabit lowland dry forest and savannas. However, in 2002, it has been suggested that this species inhabits more humid, foothill forest. The Ayacucho specimen was taken at 150 m altitude. Mariquita is a municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia, about 180 km from Bogotá. Important Spanish settlements were located here due to its vicinity to the Magdalena river. ... Ayacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. ... Cesar (Spanish, French and Portuguese - as César - for Caesar) may refer to: Cesar Department, Colombia César Award people: César Pelli César Chávez César Baldaccini aka. ... The Cordillera is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the Philippines. ...

Threats

The Magdalena Tinamou is probably threatened from hunting and from forest clearance. It was found the habitat in which it was found has been heavily modified for agriculture. Large areas of the Magdalena valley had been converted to pasture or cultivated as early as the mid-18th century, and the remaining of wet forest was cleared during a government-sponsored colonisation and infrastructure development programme in the 1960s and 1970s. Flat alluvial portions of the valley are now used for intensive rice and cotton production, while undulating terrain has been converted to pastureland. This left only approximately 1-2 % of old secondary and primary forest. However, recent research collected information by local inhabitants suggesting that this bird still survives (Donegal et al, 2003); tinamous are notoriously cryptic and not easily found. Habitat (from the Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species lives and grows. ...

Conservation measures

No Conservation measure is currently underway. However, it was proposed to conduct ornithological surveys and interviews in San Calixto/ Convención and the foothills on the western slope of the east Andes above Pailitas, the eastern foothills of Serranía de San Lucas, and between Pailitas and La Jagua de Ibirico. It was also proposed to locate surviving forest patches using aerial photographs and assess the species's taxonomic position. The Andes between Chile and Argentina Planes view of the Andes, Peru. ... Pailitas is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar. ... Town and municipality of the Department of Cesar, Colombia. ...

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Crypturellus saltuarius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered
• Donegan, T. M. et al (2003): Search for the Magdalena Tinamou: project report. Colombian EBA Project Report Series No. 4. Bogota: Fundación Proaves. pdf link
• Rejection of proposal to elevate C. columbianus to species status (The South American Classification Committee)

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External link

• BirdLife Species Factsheet