Red-legged Tinamou

The Red-legged Tinamou or Red-footed Tinamou,.

The Red-legged Tinamou is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red-legged Tinamou is superficially similar to a quail to which it is not related as it, along with other tinamous, belongs in the Paleognathae. Its total length is 27–32 cm (11–13 in). Its brownish upper parts and grey chest contrasts clearly with the buff belly. The back and wings are barred, but this is faint (often barely visible) in the males. Additionally, the amount of barring to the upperparts varies among the subspecies. More

The Red-legged Tinamou, Crypturellus erythropus, is a dumpy, ground-dwelling bird found in the tropics and lower subtropics of northern South America in the Guyanas , Colombia, Venezuela and north-east Brazil, the north-east Amazon Basin. It is commonly found in dry forest and dry shrubland at altitude up to 1,300 m. However, it may also be found at humid forest habitats. More

red-legged tinamous exist from the foothills of Serran More