Description
The Colombian Tinamou is approximately 30 cm (12 in) in length. It is a medium-sized brownish tinamou. It has a plain brown crown and white throat. Its upper parts are also plain brown with no barring, white notches in the secondaries and wing coverts. Its underparts are paler brown with dark barring near vent. The legs are pinkish-red in color. The Colombian Tinamou looks very similar to the Red-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus erythropus), however the Colombian Tinamou is darker and has stronger barring.
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