About Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842)
The thicket tinamou, scientifically named Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842), measures 27 to 29 cm (11–11 in) in length and weighs 440 g (16 oz). Its upper parts are brown, with heavy blackish barring on the back, rump, and wings. Its underparts are pale brown: the breast is cinnamon, the belly is greyer, the undertail is whitish with dark barring. Its head is brown, with a prominent buff supercilium and a well-defined ear covert patch. The bill is brownish, and the legs are red. This species ranges across two regions of Central America and Mexico: one is the coastal strip of Sinaloa in western Mexico extending south to Costa Rica, the other is eastern coastal Mexico from the United States border extending south into Belize. In the southern portion of its range, it also occurs in the highlands. This species prefers moist lowland forest, gallery forest, deciduous forest, and secondary forest in subtropical and tropical regions. It can also be found in shrubland and drier forests at altitudes up to 1,850 m (6,070 ft). Like most tinamous, it builds its nest on the ground next to raised roots. A clutch contains around three eggs, and can hold up to seven. The eggs are glossy and purple. This species is known to produce hybrids with the slaty-breasted tinamou.
