Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Family

Tinamous

Tinamidae

34 species in our catalog · found in 77 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderTinamiformes (Tinamous)
FamilyTinamidae (Tinamous)

Species in this group

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Undulated Tinamou

Crypturellus undulatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Red-winged Tinamou

Rhynchotus rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Brown Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Small-billed Tinamou

Crypturellus parvirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tataupá Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Spotted Nothura

Nothura maculosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Little Tinamou

Crypturellus soui

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ornate Tinamou

Nothoprocta ornata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cinereous Tinamou

Crypturellus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Thicket Tinamou

Crypturellus cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Yellow-legged Tinamou

Crypturellus noctivagus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Grey Tinamou

Tinamus tao

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Variegated Tinamou

Crypturellus variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Puna Tinamou

Tinamotis pentlandii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Darwin's Nothura

Nothura darwinii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black-capped Tinamou

Crypturellus atrocapillus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pale-browed Tinamou

Crypturellus transfasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

White-throated Tinamou

Tinamus guttatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lesser Nothura

Nothura minor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Crypturellus boucardi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chocó Tinamou

Crypturellus kerriae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bartlett's Tinamou

Crypturellus bartletti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dwarf Tinamou

Taoniscus nanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Solitary Tinamou

Tinamus solitarius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Brushland Tinamou

Nothoprocta cinerascens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Highland Tinamou

Nothocercus bonapartei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Red-legged Tinamou

Crypturellus erythropus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

Nothocercus julius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Brazilian Tinamou

Crypturellus strigulosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

White-bellied Nothura

Nothura boraquira

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Berlepsch's Tinamou

Crypturellus berlepschi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hooded Tinamou

Nothocercus nigrocapillus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tinamous

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 33 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 34	~80%
	Red-winged Tinamou			~50%
	Small-billed Tinamou			~40%
	Undulated Tinamou			~20%
	Lesser Nothura			~10%
	Spotted Nothura			~10%
2	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6 of 34	~80%
	Undulated Tinamou			~50%
	Cinereous Tinamou			~20%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	White-throated Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Variegated Tinamou			~10%
3	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 34	~70%
	Elegant Crested Tinamou			~70%
	Darwin's Nothura			~10%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	12 of 34	~70%
	Undulated Tinamou			~40%
	Cinereous Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Bartlett's Tinamou			~10%
	White-throated Tinamou			~10%
	Variegated Tinamou			<5%
	Brazilian Tinamou			<5%
	Grey Tinamou			<5%
	Brown Tinamou			<5%
	Small-billed Tinamou			<5%
	Black-capped Tinamou			<5%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	12 of 34	~70%
	Undulated Tinamou			~30%
	Cinereous Tinamou			~30%
	Black-capped Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Bartlett's Tinamou			<5%
	White-throated Tinamou			<5%
	Grey Tinamou			<5%
	Variegated Tinamou			<5%
	Brown Tinamou			<5%
	Brazilian Tinamou			<5%
	Hooded Tinamou			<5%
6	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5 of 34	~60%
	Brown Tinamou			~50%
	Grey Tinamou			~20%
	Tataupá Tinamou			~10%
	Black-capped Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
7	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 34	~60%
	Red-winged Tinamou			~30%
	Spotted Nothura			~30%
	Small-billed Tinamou			~10%
	Dwarf Tinamou			~10%
	Lesser Nothura			<5%
8	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 34	~60%
	Spotted Nothura			~40%
	Red-winged Tinamou			~40%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	7 of 34	~60%
	Undulated Tinamou			~20%
	Cinereous Tinamou			~20%
	Great Tinamou			~20%
	White-throated Tinamou			~10%
	Variegated Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Bartlett's Tinamou			<5%
10	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	6 of 34	~60%
	Undulated Tinamou			~40%
	Small-billed Tinamou			~10%
	Tataupá Tinamou			~10%
	Red-winged Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Cinereous Tinamou			<5%
11	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3 of 34	~60%
	Great Tinamou			~30%
	Little Tinamou			~30%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			~10%
12	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6 of 34	~50%
	Cinereous Tinamou			~30%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Undulated Tinamou			~10%
	Grey Tinamou			<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	White-throated Tinamou			<5%
13	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3 of 34	~50%
	Great Tinamou			~40%
	Variegated Tinamou			~20%
	Cinereous Tinamou			<5%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~50%
	Great Tinamou			~40%
	Little Tinamou			~20%
15	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 34	~50%
	Small-billed Tinamou			~20%
	Yellow-legged Tinamou			~20%
	Red-winged Tinamou			~10%
	Spotted Nothura			<5%
	White-bellied Nothura			<5%
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 34	~50%
	Great Tinamou			~30%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	🐦 Chocó Tinamou			~10%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 34	~50%
	Undulated Tinamou			~30%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Cinereous Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	White-throated Tinamou			<5%
18	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3 of 34	~50%
	Little Tinamou			~40%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			~10%
19	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 34	~50%
	Tataupá Tinamou			~40%
	Brushland Tinamou			<5%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~50%
	Great Tinamou			~30%
	Little Tinamou			~20%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 34	~40%
	Great Tinamou			~30%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			~10%
22	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 34	~40%
	Brown Tinamou			~40%
	Tataupá Tinamou			~10%
23	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 34	~40%
	Ornate Tinamou			~30%
	Puna Tinamou			~10%
24	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 34	~40%
	Undulated Tinamou			~40%
	Small-billed Tinamou			<5%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 34	~30%
	Great Tinamou			~30%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
26	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 34	~30%
	Great Tinamou			~20%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
27	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 34	~30%
	Thicket Tinamou			~20%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			<5%
28	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	4 of 34	~30%
	Great Tinamou			~20%
	Thicket Tinamou			~10%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
29	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 34	~30%
	Red-winged Tinamou			~20%
	Spotted Nothura			~10%
30	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~30%
	Thicket Tinamou			~30%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
31	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 34	~30%
	Grey Tinamou			~20%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Tawny-breasted Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~20%
	Great Tinamou			~20%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
33	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 34	~20%
	Great Tinamou			~20%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
34	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 34	~20%
	Thicket Tinamou			~20%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
35	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5 of 34	~20%
	Brown Tinamou			~10%
	Tataupá Tinamou			~10%
	Solitary Tinamou			<5%
	Red-winged Tinamou			<5%
	Small-billed Tinamou			<5%
36	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 34	~20%
	Brown Tinamou			~10%
	Tataupá Tinamou			~10%
	Solitary Tinamou			<5%
	Small-billed Tinamou			<5%
	Red-winged Tinamou			<5%
37	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 34	~20%
	Little Tinamou			~20%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
38	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 34	~20%
	Brown Tinamou			~20%
	Tataupá Tinamou			<5%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~20%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
40	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 34	~20%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
41	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 34	~20%
	Pale-browed Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
42	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
43	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 34	~10%
	Thicket Tinamou			~10%
44	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 34	~10%
	Thicket Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
45	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 34	~10%
	Thicket Tinamou			~10%
46	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
47	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Slaty-breasted Tinamou			<5%
48	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5 of 34	~10%
	Red-legged Tinamou			<5%
	Brown Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Grey Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
49	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 34	~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Berlepsch's Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
50	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
51	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 34	~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
52	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 34	~10%
	Thicket Tinamou			~10%
53	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			~10%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
54	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 34	~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
55	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 34	~10%
	Variegated Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
56	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 34	~10%
	Thicket Tinamou			~10%
57	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 34	~10%
	Little Tinamou			~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
58	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
59	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
60	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~10%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
61	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 34	<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
62	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 34	<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
63	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
64	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 34	<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
65	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 34	<5%
	Tawny-breasted Tinamou			<5%
66	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
67	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
68	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 34	<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
69	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 34	<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
70	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 34	<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
71	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 34	<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
72	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
	Highland Tinamou			<5%
73	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 34	<5%
	Tawny-breasted Tinamou			<5%
74	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
75	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
76	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
77	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3 of 34	~10%
	Red-winged Tinamou			~10%
	White-bellied Nothura			<5%
	Tataupá Tinamou			<5%
2	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 34	~10%
	Spotted Nothura			<5%
	Red-winged Tinamou			<5%
	Brown Tinamou			<5%
3	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 34	<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
4	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 34	<5%
	Undulated Tinamou			<5%
	Red-winged Tinamou			<5%
5	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 34	<5%
	Small-billed Tinamou			<5%
6	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 34	<5%
	Thicket Tinamou			<5%
7	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 34	<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
8	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	<5%
	Little Tinamou			<5%
	Great Tinamou			<5%
9	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 34	<5%
	Small-billed Tinamou			<5%
	Brown Tinamou			<5%
10	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 34	<5%
	Tataupá Tinamou			<5%
	Brown Tinamou			<5%
	Solitary Tinamou			<5%
11	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 34	<5%
	Spotted Nothura			<5%
12	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 34	<5%
	Brushland Tinamou			<5%
13	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 34	<5%
	Spotted Nothura			<5%
14	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 34	<5%
	Brown Tinamou			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
4	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
5	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
9	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
11	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
12	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
13	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Paignton Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
15	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
16	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA)	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
18	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
19	Ueno Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
20	Zoo das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
21	Vogelpark Avifauna	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
22	Parque Zoológico Bosque Guarani	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
23	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
24	Granja los Pibes	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
25	Zoológico de Oruro	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
26	Zoo de Lourosa	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
27	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
29	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
30	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
31	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
32	GüiráOga	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
33	Zooparque Itatiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity

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