Chaco Nothura

Chaco Nothura
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Tinamiformes
Family:	Tinamidae
Subfamily:	Nothurinae
Genus:	Nothura
Species:	N. chacoensis
Binomial name
Nothura chacoensis (Conover, 1937)[2]

The Chaco Nothura, Nothura chacoensis, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in brushland^[3] in Argentina and Paraguay.^[4]

Description

The Chaco Nothura is approximately 24 cm (9.4 in) in length. The species is similar to Spotted Nothura but paler and buffier overall.

Range and habitat

The Chaco Nothura inhabitats subtropical and tropical brushland up to 500 m (1,600 ft) in altitude.^[3] This species is native to the chaco of northwestern Paraguay and north central Argentina in South America.^[4]

Taxonomy

The Chaco Nothura is a monotypic species.^[4] All Tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. Unlike other Ratites, Tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and Tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.^[5]

Conservation

The IUCN classifies this Tinamou as Least Concern,^[1] with an occurrence range of 110,000 km² (42,000 sq mi).^[3]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} BirdLife International (2008)
2. ^ Brand, S. (2008)
3. ^ ^{a b c} BirdLife International (2008)(a)
4. ^ ^{a b c} Clements, J. (2007)
5. ^ Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)

References

• BirdLife International (2008). Nothura chacoensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 12 Feb 2009.
• BirdLife International (2008(a)). "Chaco Nothura - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Data Zone. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=51&m=1. Retrieved 12 Feb 2009. 
• Brands, Sheila (Aug 14 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Nothura". Project: The Taxonomicon. http://www.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/51372.htm. Retrieved 12 Feb 2009. 
• Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6 ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978 0 8014 4501 9. 
• Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Tinamous". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 57–59. ISBN 0 7876 5784 0.