The ornate tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) is a type of tinamou commonly found in the high altitude grassland and dry shrubland in subtropical and tropical regions of west central South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ornate Tinamou being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Nothoprocta perdicaria
- Tinamotis pentlandii
- Nothoprocta pentlandii
- Nothoprocta cinerascens
- Eudromia elegans
- Attagis gayi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Family
- Tinamidae
- Genus
- Nothoprocta
- Species
- Nothoprocta ornata
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