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The solitary tinamou is a large brownish tinamou heavily barred with black. Its neck, breast, and flanks are grey, and its belly is white. It has a dark brown crown and a white throat on its yellowish head and neck, which contrasts with a distinctive buff line on the side of the neck. It averages 45 cm (18 in) in length.
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When to see the Solitary 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 Solitary Tinamou
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Solitary Tinamou
The solitary tinamou is a species of paleognath ground bird. This species is native to Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil.
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Easily confused with
Grey TinamouTinamus taoThe gray tinamou is believed to be the largest species among the tinamous.
White-throated TinamouTinamus guttatusThe white-throated tinamou has chestnut-brown upperparts with blackish streaking on lower back and small yellowish-white spots.
Black TinamouTinamus osgoodiThe black tinamou is a stocky terrestrial bird with a short tail and rounded wings.
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