Tinamou

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tinamou

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Tinamiformes
2. What is the habitat?Diverse Neotropical environments including tropical forests, savannas, grasslands, scrublands, and high-altitude regions
3. What does a tinamou look like and where can we find them?Tinamous look a bit like quails but can fly, and they live in many places from southern Mexico all the way to Tierra del Fuego, in forests, grasslands, and scrublands.
4. Why do tinamous lay bright blue, green, or purple eggs?Tinamous lay glossy, brightly colored eggs in shallow ground scrapes, and the colors make the eggs stand out.

Phylogenetic: Relating to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group.
Palaeognathae: A group of flightless birds including ostriches, emus, kiwis, and rheas.
Niche Partitioning: The process by which competing species use the environment differently in a way that helps them to coexist.
Polyandry: A mating system where one female mates with multiple males.