Tinamous (Tinamidae)
Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) - HBW 1, p. 127
French: Grand Tinamou
German: Großtinamu
Spanish: Tinamú Oliváceo
Taxonomy: Tetrao major Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
Twelve subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- robustus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 - SE Mexico, E Guatemala, Honduras.
- percautus Van Tyne, 1935 - SE Mexico, N Guatemala, Belize.
- fuscipennis Salvadori, 1895 - N Nicaragua to W Panama.
- robustus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 - SE Mexico, E Guatemala, Honduras.
- percautus Van Tyne, 1935 - SE Mexico, N Guatemala, Belize.
- fuscipennis Salvadori, 1895 - N Nicaragua to W Panama.
- castaneiceps Salvadori, 1895 - SW Costa Rica, W Panama.
- brunneiventris Aldrich, 1937 - SC Panama.
- saturatus Griscom, 1929 - E Panama, NW Colombia.
- latifrons Salvadori, 1895 - SW Colombia, W Ecuador.
- zuliensis Osgood & Conover, 1922 - NE Colombia, N Venezuela.
- peruvianus Bonaparte, 1856 - SE Colombia, E Ecuador to NE Bolivia and extreme W Brazil.
- serratus (Spix, 1825) - NW Brazil.
- major (Gmelin, 1789) - E Venezuela to NE Brazil.
- olivascens Conover, 1937 - Amazonian Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird roosting in a tree at night, at about 4 m in height Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 September 2007 3 years ago 43 sec 4.5 -
Several close-ups of a bird roosting in a tree at night, at about 4 m in height Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 September 2007 3 years ago 44 sec 4 -
an individual perched on the ground (nesting?) and shaking the head to deal with the mosquitoes. Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp fuscipennis)
DAVID ASCANIO 18 July 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A pair in thick forest undergrowth with the male calling (just audible) Locality Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp fuscipennis)
Greg Baker 11 April 2001 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 40 sec 3.5 -
An adult bird Locality Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp olivascens)
Carlos Gussoni 31 March 2010 1 year ago 26 sec 3.3 -
A bird walking through the forest Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp fuscipennis)
Richard Garrigues 31 December 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 3.1
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Searching the forest floor for insects
Locality Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
António José Gonçalves 10 May 2006 2 years ago 3.9 -
A bird feeding along a path
Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp fuscipennis)
Chris and Megan Perkins 20 March 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird calling and posturing to another
Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp fuscipennis)
Chris and Megan Perkins 20 March 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Great Tinamou at Jatun Sacha, Ecuador
Locality Ecuador
Dusan Brinkhuizen 19 October 2009 2 years ago 2.3
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