Yellow-legged tinamou
| Yellow-legged tinamou | |
|---|---|
| Crypturellus n. noctivagus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Genus: | Crypturellus |
| Species: | C. noctivagus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crypturellus noctivagus (Wied, 1820) | |
| Subspecies | |
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C. n. noctivagus | |
The yellow-legged tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) is a species of tinamou found in wooded and shrubby habitats in tropical and subtropical eastern Brazil. This superficially quail-like bird has a grey-brown plumage and two easily separated subspecies. It has declined due to human activities, and is therefore listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.