Crypturellus undulatus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The undulated tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) is a species of ground bird found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America. Its generic name 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. The specific name undulatus originates from the Latin word unda, meaning "wave", and means "furnished with wave-like markings".
All Crypturellus are in the family Tinamidae, thus are classed as ratites, making them relatives of the cassowary, emu, kiwi, ostrich and rhea. Unlike these larger birds, however, tinamous still have the ability to fly, albeit somewhat weakly and not for prolonged periods (typically flying up, to perch on branches, when fleeing threats). It is thought that all ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, hence their distant populations in Australia and Oceania; the tinamou is the closest, smallest living relative of these birds.
Crypturellus undulatus manapiare is only known, with certainty, from the vicinity of the Ventuari River in northern... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Undulated Tinamou sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 1,424 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Undulated Tinamou in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against about 30% in April–June, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 420 mm of rain against 45 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Undulated 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.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Undulated Tinamou sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 50%) and Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Crypturellus
The closest relatives of the Undulated Tinamou that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Crypturellus, Crypturellus Tinamous) are Cinereous Tinamou (about 10%), Little Tinamou (about 10%) and Bartlett's Tinamou (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Undulated Tinamou is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (1,424 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.
