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.
- Near Threatened 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 4 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
bird walking close to Quebrada Juan Grande Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama
Thore Noernberg 4 December 2012 24 weeks ago 29 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 4 years ago 44 sec 4.3 -
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 2 years ago 22 sec 4.1 -
An adult bird Locality Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp olivascens)
Carlos Gussoni 31 March 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.6 -
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 1 year ago 40 sec 3.6
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Searching the forest floor for insects
Locality Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
António José Gonçalves 10 May 2006 3 years ago 4 -
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 3 years ago 3.9 -
Female with cheecks just before night
Locality Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Marc FASOL 20 August 2012 25 weeks ago 3.9 -
bird came out of the forest and relax for a while on a small trail
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama
Thore Noernberg 26 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.3 -
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 3 years ago 3.3 -
bird in dry forest
Locality Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
ANTHONY VILLAUME 1 March 2012 46 weeks ago 3.2
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