Slaty-breasted tinamou

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Slaty-breasted tinamou

Generalized IUCN citation name, updating range, elevations of occurrence, population trend to match most recent assessment

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| status = VU
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International. |year=2022 |title=''Crypturellus boucardi'' |volume=2022 |article-number=e.T22678191A136877151 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22678191A136877151.en |access-date=2 July 2024}}
| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International. |year=2022 |title=''Crypturellus boucardi'' |article-number=e.T22678191A136877151 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22678191A136877151.en}}
| genus = Crypturellus
| genus = Crypturellus
| species = boucardi
| species = boucardi
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===Range===
===Range===
It is commonly found in lowland moist forest in subtropical and tropical regions up to {{convert|1800|m|ft|abbr=on}} in altitude.>BirdLife International (2008a)</ref> This species ranges along the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coast from southern Mexico, from southern [[Veracruz]] and northern [[Oaxaca]] south, to northern Costa Rica. [[Mexico]], [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]].Clements, J (2007)
It is commonly found in lowland moist forest in subtropical and tropical regions up to {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=on}} in altitude, though may occasionally be found at elevation up to 1,500 m in its Mexican range. This species ranges along the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coast from southern Mexico, from southern [[Veracruz]] and northern [[Oaxaca]] south, to northern Costa Rica. [[Mexico]], [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]].Clements, J (2007)


===Habitat===
===Habitat===
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==Conservation==
==Conservation==
The [[IUCN]] has classified the slaty-breasted as vulnerable and it has an occurrence range of {{convert|330000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. name="BLI" /> It is hunted for food but its numbers seem to be consistent.
The [[IUCN]] has classified the slaty-breasted as vulnerable and it has an occurrence range of {{convert|742000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. The population is currently decreasing rapidly due to overhunting and habitat destruction.



==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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