The elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou (Eudromia elegans) name tinamou comes from the Galibi (or Carib) term for these birds, tinamu, used by a native tribe in the French Guiana-Suriname border region. The Latin name elegans, means neat or elegant. This, along with the common name's "crested," refers to the distinctive, elegant plume of head feathers. The elegant crested tinamou is found in southern Chile and Argentina, primarily in dry, open habitats like grasslands, shrublands, and savannahs, though also in cultivated farmlands.
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