Genus Tinamus are large forest-based tinamous. Tinamus tinamous, unlike others, sleep on a low branch (ProAves). |
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A large tinamou found in healthy forests up to 1500m. Note dark spots on light colored body. Sounds like Little Tinamou but with less flutter in song. At night on a branch. |
A large tinamou found very locally in south Peru, and a few sites in Ecuador and Colombia on the eastern Andean slope. Alt. photo |
A large, uncommon tinamou. |