Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernSeedsForestScrapeLarge · 586 g

Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus), photo 1 — Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus), photo 3 — Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Zac Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Hooded Tinamou

The hooded tinamou is a type of ground bird found in forests of Bolivia and Peru.

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Hooded tinamou is light brown above and narrowly freckled with black in color. It is paler below with dusky bars, belly pale-spotted, and averages 33 cm (13 in) long.

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Where the Hooded Tinamou lives

Regular range

Peru Bolivia

When to see the Hooded Tinamou

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Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus juliusThe tawny-breasted tinamou has brown upperparts barred with black, and its wings have buff spots.

Highland TinamouNothocercus bonaparteiThe highland tinamou averages 38.5 cm (15.2 in) long, and weighs 925 g (2.039 lb).

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