Tinamous (Tinamidae)

Slaty-breasted Tinamou (Crypturellus boucardi) - HBW 1, p. 132

French: Tinamou de Boucard German: Graukehltinamu Spanish: Tinamú Pizarroso
Other common names: Boucard Tinamou

Taxonomy: Tinamus boucardi P. L. Sclater (ex Sallé MS), 1859, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Known to have hybridized with C. cinnamomeus in parts of Honduras. Sometimes includes C. erythropus and C. kerriae. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • boucardi (P. L. Sclater, 1859) - SE Mexico, Belize, N Guatemala, (?) NW Honduras.
  • costaricensis (Dwight & Griscom, 1924) - N & E Honduras, E Nicaragua to N Costa Rica.

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