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ShrublandPlatform nestMedium · 199 g
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The small-billed tinamou is approximately 22 cm (8.7 in) in length. Its upperparts are dark brown, with grey to brownish underparts and head. Its bill and legs are red.
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When to see the Small-billed Tinamou
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Small-billed Tinamou
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Small-billed Tinamou
The small-billed tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in dry savanna in Amazonian South America.
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Easily confused with
Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupaThe tataupa tinamou is approximately 25 cm (9.8 in) in length.
Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardiThe slaty-breasted tinamou averages 27 cm (11 in) in length, and weighs about 470 g (1.04 lb).
Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusThe thicket tinamou is 27 to 29 cm (11–11 in) in length and weighs 440 g (16 oz).
Side by side: Small-billed Tinamou vs Tataupa Tinamou · Small-billed Tinamou vs Thicket Tinamou · Slaty-breasted Tinamou vs Small-billed Tinamou
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