Nothocercus (Montane Forest Tinamous)

Genus

Montane Forest Tinamous

Nothocercus

3 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

Species in this group

Highland Tinamou
LC

Highland Tinamou

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nothocercus bonapartei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
LC

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nothocercus julius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Hooded Tinamou
LC

Hooded Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nothocercus nigrocapillus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
<5%
Apr
~10%
May
<5%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
<5%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Montane Forest Tinamous

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
<5%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
<5%
4 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
2 of 3
<5%
5 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
<5%
7 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 3
<5%
8 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
9 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
<5%
10 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
12 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
13 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
14 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
<5%
15 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 3
<5%