Eudromia elegans

Status: No accepted records.

Taxonomy: There are 10 subspecies currently recognized in its southern South American range (Clements et al 2019).

Comments:  An introduction of 89 birds made on the True Howard Ranch near Benkelman, Dundy Co 11 Sep 1970 (Cortelyou 1971) was unsuccessful (Johnsgard 2013).

Literature Cited

Clements, J.F., T.S. Schulenberg, M.J. Iliff, S.M. Billerman, T.A. Fredericks, B.L. Sullivan, and C.L Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist; accessed Jul 2020.

Cortelyou, R.G. 1971. Crested Tinamou. NBR 39: 39.

Johnsgard, P.A. 2013. The Birds of Nebraska (revised edition). Published by the author, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=zeabook.

Recommended Citation

Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2020. Elegant-crested Tinamou (Cygnus buccinator). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org

Birds of Nebraska – Online

Updated 2 Aug 2020