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Elegant Crested Tinamou
Eudromia elegans Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1832
Tinamidae — Tinamous
Elegant Crested Tinamou, Eudromia elegans, is a tinamou of the Southern Cone in South America, with its breeding range in southern Chile and Argentina. It belongs to the family Tinamidae and the order Tinamiformes. It lives on the ground and is not well adapted for sustained flight. The species is found in shrubland and also uses dry grasslands, open thicket, dry savanna, exposed hills with scattered bushes, and farmland. It is omnivorous, and its range extends from sea level to 2,500 m.
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Family
- Tinamidae — Tinamous
- Breeding range
- South America: Southern Cone
