About Nothoprocta cinerascens (Burmeister, 1860)
The brushland tinamou, Nothoprocta cinerascens (Burmeister, 1860), is approximately 31.5 cm (12.4 in) long and weighs 540 g (1.19 lb). Its upper parts range from grey to olive-brown, with black barring and prominent white streaking. It has a black crown, white sides of the head and upper throat, and black barring on the lower throat. Its breast is grey with white spots, its belly is whitish, and its legs are dark grey. Females of this species are larger and darker than males. This species is native to South America, where it occurs in southeastern Bolivia, northwestern Paraguay, and northwestern and central Argentina. The brushland tinamou prefers dry shrubland habitats at elevations up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), but it is regularly found as high as 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It also lives in dry savanna, dry grassland, seasonally flooded grassland, pastureland, and farmland. For reproduction, males attract two to four females and supervise the females laying eggs in a nest typically hidden in brush. After laying, females leave to find other males, and the male incubates the eggs and raises the chicks.
