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What the Little Tinamou sounds like
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The little tinamou is approximately 21.4 to 24 cm (8.4–9.4 in) in overall length. Males weigh around 207 g (7.3 oz), females 174–238 g (6.1–8.4 oz). Females are slightly larger and heavier than males. It has an unbarred sooty-brown plumage which transitions to grey on the head. The foreneck is whitish. While the underside of both male and female is cinnamon buff, the female is a lighter shade. The legs can be grey, olive, or yellow. Both male and female are almost tailess. The female is usually more brightly colored, the male tends to be darker and less rufescent.
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When to see the Little Tinamou
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Little Tinamou
The map shades 17 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Little Tinamou
The little tinamou is a species of tinamou. It is found in Central and South America, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
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Easily confused with
Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatusThe undulated tinamou is about 28–30 cm (11.0–11.8 in) in length, and weighs around 300 g (0.66 lb).
Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletusThe brown tinamou is approximately 25 to 30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) in length and it weighs about 350 to 550 g (12–19 oz).
Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereusThe cinereous tinamou is a shy and secretive bird.
Side by side: Little Tinamou vs Undulated Tinamou · Brown Tinamou vs Little Tinamou · Cinereous Tinamou vs Little Tinamou
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