Mar 26

Bird of the day

Huayco tinamou

Rhynchotus maculicollis

The huayco tinamou (Rhynchotus maculicollis), also known as waypu (Quechua) (also spelled guaipo, huaipo, guaypo, waypo, a name which is also applied for other Tinamidae species), is a species of bird found on grassy mountain ridges in the Andes of Bolivia and Argentina.

The huayco tinamou has a black streaked and spotted head and neck.

Aliases

Rhynchotus maculicollis

Range

Range map of Light-crowned spinetail