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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Curve-billed Tinamou

Nothoprocta curvirostris

A medium-sized, ground-dwelling bird of the high Andes, characterized by its cryptically patterned plumage and a notably decurved bill.

What it sounds like

A series of clear, rhythmic, and high-pitched whistling notes, often sounding like 'tee-yoo' or 'whi-ti-hoo'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. John V. Moore · EcuadorCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

In a reversal of typical avian roles, the male is solely responsible for incubating eggs and raising the brood.
Its plumage is meticulously streaked with buff and black, providing exceptional camouflage in alpine grasslands.
Though it possesses powerful flight muscles for explosive takeoffs, it prefers running to escape predators.
The Curve-billed Tinamou is typically found at high altitudes ranging from 2,800 to 4,000 meters.
Females are polyandrous, often laying eggs in the nests of several different males during a single season.

Habitat

High-altitude grasslands (Puna and Páramo), montane scrub, and agricultural edges.

Range

The Andes of Ecuador and Peru.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii Brushland TinamouNothoprocta cinerascens Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicaria Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata Taczanowski's TinamouNothoprocta taczanowskii

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