Tinamidae
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui (Hermann, 1783)
Crypturellus soui, the little tinamou, is a small nearly tailless bird that lives and breeds across a range of lowland Neotropical habitats up to 2000 m elevation.
Thicket Tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842)
Crypturellus cinnamomeus, the thicket tinamou, is a small tinamou found across Mexico to Costa Rica.
Small-billed Tinamou
Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)
The small-billed tinamou is a small South American tinamou found in Amazonian dry savanna and lowland shrubland.
Tataupá Tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815)
Crypturellus tataupa, the tataupa tinamou, is a small South American tinamou found in a range of forest habitats.
Undulated Tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus (Temminck, 1815)
Crypturellus undulatus, the undulated tinamou, is a small South American ground bird with varied plumage found in multiple wooded habitats.
Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus (Temminck, 1815)
The brown tinamou, Crypturellus obsoletus, is a small South American ground bird with variable plumage found in moist forests.
Brushland Tinamou
Nothoprocta cinerascens (Burmeister, 1860)
Nothoprocta cinerascens, the brushland tinamou, is a small ground bird native to central South America.
Ornate Tinamou
Nothoprocta ornata (G.R.Gray, 1867)
Nothoprocta ornata, the ornate tinamou, is a South American bird native to high elevation Andean grasslands and shrublands.
Andean Tinamou
Nothoprocta pentlandii (G.R.Gray, 1867)
Nothoprocta pentlandii, the Andean tinamou, is a small bird found in Andean shrubland from southern Ecuador to central Chile and Argentina.
Chilean Tinamou
Nothoprocta perdicaria (Kittlitz, 1830)
The Chilean tinamou is a stocky nearly tail-less ground bird native to most of Chile and introduced to Easter Island.
Elegant Crested-Tinamou
Eudromia elegans I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832
Eudromia elegans, the elegant-crested tinamou, is a partridge-like bird native to Argentina and Chile.
Spotted Nothura
Nothura maculosa (Temminck, 1815)
Nothura maculosa (spotted nothura) is a small tinamou found in eastern South America with rapid male-led reproduction.
White-bellied Nothura
Nothura boraquira (von Spix, 1825)
Nothura boraquira, the white-bellied nothura, is a small tinamou native to central South America that lives in open dry lowland habitats.
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Tinamus major, the great tinamou, is a large, well-camouflaged rainforest bird with unique anatomical traits.
Gray Tinamou
Tinamus tao Temminck, 1815
Tinamus tao, the gray tinamou, is a large, shy grey-plumaged tinamou found across northern South America.
Solitary Tinamou
Tinamus solitarius (Vieillot, 1819)
Tinamus solitarius, the solitary tinamou, is a large barred tinamou native to Atlantic forests of eastern South America.
Red-winged Tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815)
Rhynchotus rufescens, the red-winged tinamou, is a South American tinamou with a seasonally changing diet.
Puna Tinamou
Tinamotis pentlandii Vigors, 1837
Tinamotis pentlandii, the puna tinamou, is a 41 cm tall bird native to high-altitude Andean habitats of South America.
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