Lesser Nothura

Nothura minor

Vulnerable

The Lesser Nothura is a threatened grassland tinamou of Brazil's cerrado and campo habitats. It is small, cryptic, and strongly tied to native open vegetation that is disappearing in many areas. Fun fact: Its eggs, like many tinamou eggs, can have a polished porcelain-like shine.

Family

Tinamidae

Group

Tinamous

Range

Lesser Nothura Range — Patchy native grassland and cerrado range in central and southeastern Brazil

Population

≈ 2.5K–9,999

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