How do you identify a Choco Tinamou?

The Choco tinamou is approximately 25 to 26.5 cm (9.8–10.4 in) in length. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Choco Tinamou?

The Choco Tinamou is a large sized bird weighing about 412 g.

Where can you see a Choco Tinamou?

The Choco Tinamou occurs in 2 countries, including Colombia and Panama.

What birds look similar to a Choco Tinamou?

The Choco Tinamou is most easily confused with the Rusty Tinamou, the Tepui Tinamou and the Barred Tinamou.

Is the Choco Tinamou endangered?

The Choco Tinamou is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Choco Tinamou

Crypturellus kerriae

Tinamous · Tinamiformes · Legendary

The Choco Tinamou (Crypturellus kerriae) is a legendary tinamou found in 2 countries, weighing about 412 g. The Choco tinamou or Chocó tinamou is a type of tinamou found in lowland forest and montane forest in subtropical and tropical regions of Colombia and Panama.

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About the Choco Tinamou

The Choco tinamou or Chocó tinamou is a type of tinamou found in lowland forest and montane forest in subtropical and tropical regions of Colombia and Panama.

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How to identify it

The Choco tinamou is approximately 25 to 26.5 cm (9.8–10.4 in) in length. It is a small, plain dark tinamou. Its upperparts are dark brown, with a blackish crown, slate-grey sides of neck, whitish throat and indistinct dusky barring. Its legs are red. The females are darker with coarser barring on wing-coverts and breast, and grey flanks.

Where it lives

Colombia Panama

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Choco Tinamou?: The Choco tinamou is approximately 25 to 26.5 cm (9.8–10.4 in) in length. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Choco Tinamou?: The Choco Tinamou is a large sized bird weighing about 412 g.
Where can you see a Choco Tinamou?: The Choco Tinamou occurs in 2 countries, including Colombia and Panama.
What birds look similar to a Choco Tinamou?: The Choco Tinamou is most easily confused with the Rusty Tinamou, the Tepui Tinamou and the Barred Tinamou.
Is the Choco Tinamou endangered?: The Choco Tinamou is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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