Crypturellus tataupa
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Tataupa tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) is a type of tinamou commonly found in dry forest in subtropical and tropical regions in southeastern South America. Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or Greek words: kruptos meaning covered or hidden, oura meaning tail, and ellus meaning diminutive. Therefore, Crypturellus means small hidden tail.
Tataupa is a Guarani term, referring to the bird's ashy-colored plumage. All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.
The Tataupa tinamou has four subspecies as follows: C. t. tataupa Nominate race, occurs in eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Paraguay. C. t. inops occurs in northwestern Peru in the Marañón Valley,. and also extreme southern Ecuador
C. t. peruvianus occurs in west central Peru in the Chanchamayo Valley of Junín Region. C. t. lepidotus occurs in northeastern Brazil; Bahia, Ceará, Piauí, Pernambuco, and Maranhão States... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tataupá Tinamou sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 183 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tataupá Tinamou in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tataupá Tinamou sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Tataupá Tinamou sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 40%), Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tataupá Tinamou is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (183 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
