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Brown tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) PNYC - Huampal, Pasco, Peru. Jul 9, 2020 Brown tinamou,Crypturellus obsoletus,Geotagged,Peru,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Brown tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus)

PNYC - Huampal, Pasco, Peru. Jul 9, 2020

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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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    Tinamous are some of the hardest birds to see in the Neotropics, even though many species are quite common. But they favor dense undergrowth and are quite shy (not to mention that they are hunted in many lowland areas). This is by far the commonest Andean species around here, and you can hear it vocalizing every day, but seeing it is another story! So imagine my surprise that, when I finally found one, it was happily foraging on a road! Posted 4 years ago
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      Hah, I can imagine that slight feeling of anti-climax. You imagine a rare observation to be almost entirely obscured, and you putting in super human effort to see it. And then it just walks in front of you, in clear view.

      In any case, a beauty and so happy you saw it.       Posted 4 years ago
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        Haha it goes towards your argument of the best sightings happening serendipitously! Posted 4 years ago
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          This particular bird reminds me of this experience:

          White-breasted mesite, Kirindy Reserve, Madagascar A rare and vulnerable species. It has a severely fragmented distribution. Five sites are known, as per 2018 the estimated mature individuals is 5,300 and further declining. No plan is in place to monitor or conserve the species. <br /> <br /> (note: this is what IUCN claims, yet in one of my photos I found an individual that was ringed)<br /> <br /> Although described as highly secretive, at Kirindy (technically part of the Menabe forest), it seems common to see them, or I'm simply extremely lucky. On all 3 daytime hikes in Kirindy (spread across 2 visits), we've seen them. <br /> <br /> They can be a pain to photograph though. They allow you to approach to about 20m and then flee away from you. Not running, just walking in opposite direction. You can't follow because they go into the dense forest whilst you have to use the paths. Close in faster and they will flee faster, always keeping this distance between you and themselves.<br /> <br /> The only thing to do is to go around them in a very wide circle and hope they happen to chose a path in the direction you're waiting. Or, you can close them in using multiple people. Finally, find that tiny gap in between branches where they may show their head for 0.5s. Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Mesitornis variegatus,White-breasted mesite,Winter,World

          The bird is described as high-value and rare in many publications, yet every single hike we took in that place (and we visited two years) we saw it without effort.

          The comparison isn't entirely fair of course, because in your case its common yet rare to see.           Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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            Oh yes I've never birded in Madagascar (need to go back!), but I've heard about the mesites! That's happenend to me a couple times as well with supposedly rare birds that I just kept bumping into :) Posted 4 years ago
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    Take the luck! & add the skill and the patience!! Well done Posted 4 years ago

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The Brown tinamou

The brown tinamou is a brownish ground bird found in humid lowland and montane forest in tropical and subtropical South America.

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Similar species: Tinamous
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Uploaded Nov 10, 2020. Captured Jul 9, 2020 16:19 in 5NA, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO10000
  • 560mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.