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Tataupa Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandScrapeMedium · 219 g
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 1
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 2
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 3
Photo: Audrey Whitlock · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 4
Photo: Audrey Whitlock · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 5
Photo: Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 6
Photo: Rony Ristow · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 7
Photo: Rony Ristow · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 8
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · CC BY 4.0
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa), photo 9
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · CC BY 4.0

What the Tataupa Tinamou sounds like

Sonogram of the Tataupa Tinamou: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Capovilla Pablo H · Capivara, San Cristóbal, Santa Fe, Argentina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Tataupa Tinamou: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by maria belotti · Song · Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The tataupa tinamou is approximately 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. Its upper parts are dark brown, with a dark brown crown, a pale grey throat. It has darker grey on the sides of its head, neck, and breast, with a buff belly. Its bill and legs are purplish red.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Tataupa 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 Tataupa Tinamou

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Brazil Argentina Paraguay Peru Bolivia Ecuador

About the Tataupa Tinamou

The Tataupa tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in dry forest in subtropical and tropical regions in southeastern South America.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Thicket Tinamou (Crypturellus cinnamomeus) Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeusThe thicket tinamou is 27 to 29 cm (11–11 in) in length and weighs 440 g (16 oz). Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus) Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereusThe cinereous tinamou is a shy and secretive bird. Small-billed Tinamou (Crypturellus parvirostris) Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostrisThe small-billed tinamou is approximately 22 cm (8.7 in) in length.

Side by side: Brown Tinamou vs Tataupa Tinamou · Cinereous Tinamou vs Tataupa Tinamou · Tataupa Tinamou vs Thicket Tinamou · Small-billed Tinamou vs Tataupa Tinamou

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