Red-winged Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Red-winged Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens), photo 4 — Photo: Lauu · CC BY 4.0

Red-winged Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens), photo 5 — Photo: Lauu · CC BY 4.0

What the Red-winged Tinamou sounds like

Sonogram of the Red-winged Tinamou: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Capovilla Pablo H · Campo Andino, La Capital, Santa Fe, Argentina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The red-winged tinamou is 39–42.5 cm (15.4–16.7 in) in overall length. The male weighs 700–920 g (25–32 oz), the female is slightly heavier and weighs 815–1,040 g (28.7–36.7 oz). It has a black crown, rufous primaries, and light gray to brown underneath. It may have black bars on flanks, abdomen and vent. Also, the throat is whitish, the foreneck and breast are cinnamon. The curved bill is horn-coloured with a blackish culmen. Juveniles are duller.

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When to see the Red-winged Tinamou

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Red-winged Tinamou

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 5 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.

Argentina Brazil Uruguay Bolivia Paraguay

Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.

About the Red-winged Tinamou

The red-winged tinamou is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America. Other common names for the species include perdiz grande, rufous tinamou, and ynambu.

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Easily confused with

Huayco TinamouRhynchotus maculicollisThe huayco tinamou has a black streaked and spotted head and neck.

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