Little Tinamou

Acerca de

Tinamú chico (Crypturellus soui) — Uno de los tinammúes más pequeños y ampliamente distribuidos, desde México hasta el norte de Argentina. Habita en sotobosques de bosques húmedos y matorrales. Plumaje pardo con el cuello y el pecho grisáceos en el macho.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	25,5 cm	10.0 in
Peso	247,25 g	8.72 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Males dark brown above with rufous-tinged neck and breast; belly whitish-buff. Females richer rufous-brown with blackish barring on back and wings. Throat pale. Small and compact.

Habitat & Range

Forest edges, dense secondary growth, overgrown clearings, and thickets from sea level to 1,500 m, from southern Mexico through Central America and throughout tropical South America. Highly adaptable.

🌲 Bosque

Distribución geográfica

Endemic to subtropical forests of northwestern Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, and adjacent Paraguay. Non-migratory; range restricted.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous ground-forager; eats seeds, fallen fruits, termites, and beetles across lowland South American forests.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 16 days. Fledging: 1 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-2

Sonido

Canto

A soft, high-pitched, repeated whistle — higher in pitch than most tinamous due to its small size. Song is 2-3 ascending notes. Gives thin alarm 'seet' when disturbed.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Tinamiformes (Tinamúes)
Familia	Tinamidae (Tinamúes)
Genus	Crypturellus
Especies	Crypturellus soui

Distribution

Little Tinamou has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇻🇪 Venezuela

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Little Tinamou eat?

Omnivorous ground-forager; eats seeds, fallen fruits, termites, and beetles across lowland South American forests.

Where does the Little Tinamou live?

Forest edges, dense secondary growth, overgrown clearings, and thickets from sea level to 1,500 m, from southern Mexico through Central America and throughout tropical South America. Highly adaptable.

Is the Little Tinamou endangered?

The Little Tinamou has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Little Tinamou nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 16 days. Fledging: 1 days.

What does the Little Tinamou sound like?

A soft, high-pitched, repeated whistle — higher in pitch than most tinamous due to its small size. Song is 2-3 ascending notes. Gives thin alarm 'seet' when disturbed.

How big is the Little Tinamou?

The Little Tinamou has a wingspan of 25.5 cm, weight of 247.25 g.

What order and family does the Little Tinamou belong to?

The Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui) belongs to the order Tinamiformes and the family Tinamidae.