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ForestGround nestLarge · 1.3 kg
What the Black Tinamou sounds like
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The black tinamou is a stocky terrestrial bird with a short tail and rounded wings. It is comparatively larger than other tinamous and tends to be about 40 to 46 cm (16–18 in) long, with females being a little larger than males. A male black tinamou has an average wingspan of about 234 to 248 mm (9.2–9.8 in), and a female black tinamou has an average wingspan of 239 to 256 mm (9.4–10.1 in). While there is no record of the average mass of a black tinamou, a male specimen weighing 1,285 g (45.3 oz) has been examined at the Field Museum of Natural History.
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When to see the Black Tinamou
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Tinamou
The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Bolivia.
About the Black Tinamou
The black tinamou is a species of ground bird found in humid foothill and montane forest in the Andes of South America.
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Easily confused with
White-throated TinamouTinamus guttatusThe white-throated tinamou has chestnut-brown upperparts with blackish streaking on lower back and small yellowish-white spots.
Grey TinamouTinamus taoThe gray tinamou is believed to be the largest species among the tinamous.
Solitary TinamouTinamus solitariusThe solitary tinamou is a large brownish tinamou heavily barred with black.
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