Birds of Costa Rica

    TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae (Tinamous)  
Genus: Nothocercus (1 species, 3 worldwide)


Highland Tinamou
Highland Tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei frantzii)
  Image credit: John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912).
   
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Rare and local around 1200-2200m. Same size as Tawny-breasted Tinamou, but found lower, and is less rufous colored. Note light spots on wing compared to lowland Great Tinamou.


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