Tinamidae

Crypturellus soui (Hermann, 1783)

Crypturellus soui, the little tinamou, is a small nearly tailless bird that lives and breeds across a range of lowland Neotropical habitats up to 2000 m elevation.

Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842)

Crypturellus cinnamomeus, the thicket tinamou, is a small tinamou found across Mexico to Costa Rica.

Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)

The small-billed tinamou is a small South American tinamou found in Amazonian dry savanna and lowland shrubland.

Crypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815)

Crypturellus tataupa, the tataupa tinamou, is a small South American tinamou found in a range of forest habitats.

Crypturellus undulatus (Temminck, 1815)

Crypturellus undulatus, the undulated tinamou, is a small South American ground bird with varied plumage found in multiple wooded habitats.

Crypturellus obsoletus (Temminck, 1815)

The brown tinamou, Crypturellus obsoletus, is a small South American ground bird with variable plumage found in moist forests.

Nothoprocta cinerascens (Burmeister, 1860)

Nothoprocta cinerascens, the brushland tinamou, is a small ground bird native to central South America.

Nothoprocta ornata (G.R.Gray, 1867)

Nothoprocta ornata, the ornate tinamou, is a South American bird native to high elevation Andean grasslands and shrublands.

Nothoprocta pentlandii (G.R.Gray, 1867)

Nothoprocta pentlandii, the Andean tinamou, is a small bird found in Andean shrubland from southern Ecuador to central Chile and Argentina.

Nothoprocta perdicaria (Kittlitz, 1830)

The Chilean tinamou is a stocky nearly tail-less ground bird native to most of Chile and introduced to Easter Island.

Eudromia elegans I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

Eudromia elegans, the elegant-crested tinamou, is a partridge-like bird native to Argentina and Chile.

Nothura maculosa (Temminck, 1815)

Nothura maculosa (spotted nothura) is a small tinamou found in eastern South America with rapid male-led reproduction.

Nothura boraquira (von Spix, 1825)

Nothura boraquira, the white-bellied nothura, is a small tinamou native to central South America that lives in open dry lowland habitats.

Tinamus major (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Tinamus major, the great tinamou, is a large, well-camouflaged rainforest bird with unique anatomical traits.

Tinamus tao Temminck, 1815

Tinamus tao, the gray tinamou, is a large, shy grey-plumaged tinamou found across northern South America.

Tinamus solitarius (Vieillot, 1819)

Tinamus solitarius, the solitary tinamou, is a large barred tinamou native to Atlantic forests of eastern South America.

Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815)

Rhynchotus rufescens, the red-winged tinamou, is a South American tinamou with a seasonally changing diet.

Tinamotis pentlandii Vigors, 1837

Tinamotis pentlandii, the puna tinamou, is a 41 cm tall bird native to high-altitude Andean habitats of South America.