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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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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What the Red-winged Tinamou sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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