Thicket Tinamou

Thicket Tinamou, the northernmost example of a large terrestrial bird population, occurs from northern Mexico to the south of southern Costa Rica. This ecosystem has two different population groups. A subspecies in the Pacific Lowlands of Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero, the Thicket Tinamou is black underneath and whose male has an unbarred back. From Tamaulipas and the Yucatan Peninsula to the dry forests of northwest Costa Rica below are cinnamon species, whose males are barred above. Both races, above, bar females. Each Tinamous Thicket has red legs too. Thicket Tinamou originates from arid forests close to sea level to about 1800 m where thick oak forests are populated. Thicket Tinamou is usually concealed amid dense shrubs, tangles of vineyards, and impenetrable thickets of terrestrial bromeliads, while small at the length of about 29 cm, and is traditionally spotted by its large, mellow, quavering whistle. Tinamous are ground birds and they have very short tails and quite the long wings. Thicket Tinamou is a medium-sized tinamou, with a white throat and red torso. Most of this species ' colonies have very rich cinnamon and brown colors on the neck and breast areas, with dark brown and whitish buff on the upper parts strongly barred. The subspecies of Western Mexico are mostly grayer. In all populations on the upper parts of the female the barring is more extensive than the male, but in male occidentalis the barring of the upper parts is particularly small. The diet of Thicket Tinamou is far from understood in depth. It normally feeds on dropping apples, berries, and seeds on the ground like maize and insects. Forested by Thicket Tinamou. They don't grind the ground in search of food yet philtre the leaf litter bill. This tinamou is enigmatic and seldom seen, as is typical of most forest dwelling tinamous species. This bird hesitates to move, and generally retreats by walking or running off. Thicket Tinamou reacts to imitations of the tune, which may be a defensive response. There are no data recorded regarding territorial control or home range scale for Thicket Tinamou. In northeast Mexico, Leopold reported an average density of 7 pairs/100 ha based on the number of birds heard singing. Thicket Tinamou's breeding season in Mexico ranges from late March to early April to late July or August; laying women from El Salvador are recorded from early April to early August; and similar breeding in Costa Rica is from March to August. The nest on the ground is a hollow or pit, usually covered with fallen trees or other coverings. The clutch ranges from three to seven eggs, which averages about five. The shells are either purplish red or pale white, smooth and unmarked. Stock egg proportions are approx. 45 By 35 millimetres. The guy is breastfeeding. Incubation time is sixteen days. The juveniles became independent at around 20 days. Both tinamou are of the family of Tinamidae, and are thus ratites in the broader scheme. Tinamous, like other ratites, can float but in general they are not strong fliers. Both ratites evolved from ancient flying birds, and tinamous are the closest surviving descendants of such birds. The animal has a monotonous voice of whoo-oo, looking like a steam engine. The tinamou thicket can be seen in pairs, groups or as a lone bird and it prefers walking rather than flight, like most tinamous ones. Thicket Tinamou has an vast geographical area, and the population is believed to be stable. Least consideration is the conservation status of the species on the IUCN Red List. Nonetheless Thicket Tinamou is listed under special protection under Mexican law.