Birds of Brazil

    TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae (Tinamous)  
Genus: Crypturellus (14 species, 21 worldwide)


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Black-capped Tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus)
   



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Bartlett's Tinamou (Crypturellus bartletti)
   


A smallish and rare tinamou simiar to Variegated Tinamou or Rusty Tinamou, but note dark crown.

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Rusty Tinamou (Crypturellus brevirostris)
   


Similar to Variegated Tinamou with black stripes on back, but note head same color (rusty) as breast. More often in varzea forest.

Cinereous Tinamou
Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus)
Villavicencio, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A medium sized usually common tinamou. Cinereous to brownish with yellowish legs. Eye (iris) color varies.
An individual with redder eyes and less yellow legs.

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Grey-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus duidae)
   


A small-medium size tinamou. Note rusty head/chest and barred belly.

Red-legged Tinamou
Red-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus erythropus)
Venezuela  
   
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com   © All Rights Reserved.

A small to medium sized tinamou often found in dry forest.

Yellow-legged Tinamou
Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) Near Threatened ENDEMIC
Santa Catarina, Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.


Brown Tinamou
Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus)
Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A medium sized tinamou with some color variation across its large range.
Additional photo.
Tinamous are excellent swimmers.

Small-billed Tinamou
Small-billed Tinamou (Crypturellus parvirostris)
Brazil  
   
Photograph by Dario Sanches     Copyright and usage info



Little Tinamou
Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui caucae)
Kilometro 18, Cali, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

The smallest tinamou. Often common, but usually heard and not seen. Females are similar to males, but a bit brighter and/or redder.
A possible female.

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Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus)
   



Tataupa Tinamou
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa)
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Gustavo Masuzzo   © All Rights Reserved.


Undulated Tinamou
Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus)
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
  Greyish overall with yellowish legs.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A large, vocal tinamou, usually found in wet habitats or varzea forest, and the most common in the Amazon.

Variegated Tinamou
Variegated Tinamou (Crypturellus variegatus)
Transit 5 Aurora, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana  
   
Photograph by Leon Moore   © All Rights Reserved.



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