The puna tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii) also known as Pentland's tinamou, is a member of the most ancient groups of bird families, the tinamous. This species is native to southern South America.[1] The binomial name of the species commemorates the Irish natural scientist Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797–1873) by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1837. The IUCN list this species as Least Concern, with an occurrence range of 590000km2.[2]
This is a monotypic species.
The puna tinamou is approximately 41cm (16inches) in length. Its upper parts are brown spotted with white, and its breast is blue-grey, and its belly is rufous. Its head is white with black streaks.
The puna tinamou inhabits high-altitude grassland, and to a lesser extent, brushland at altitude 4000to(-) of subtropical and tropical regions. Its range is Peru, northern Bolivia, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.