Puna Tinamou
Tinamotis pentlandii
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Tinamous (Tinamidae)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
Overview
The puna tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii), also known as Pentland's tinamou, is a member of the tinamou family. This species is native to the Andes Mountains in South America. The binomial name of the species commemorates the Irish natural scientist Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797–1873) by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1837. The IUCN list this species as Least Concern, with an occurrence range of 590,000 km2 (230,000 sq mi).
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Andes of Peru to northern Bolivia, Chile and northwestern Argentina.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Puna tinamou
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
