Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Tataupa Tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa
Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) — Ratites & Tinamous of South America.
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The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) is a member of the Tinamidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 219 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Tinamiformes
- Family Tinamidae Tinamous
- Genus Crypturellus
- Species tataupa
Quick facts
- Weight
- 219 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Tinamidae
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tataupa Tinamou is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Tataupa Tinamou is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) is a member of the Tinamidae family, within the order Tinamiformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA e, se, sc.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 219 g, with a wing length of about 12.3 cm and a tail of around 4.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 4.9 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tataupa Tinamou?
The Tataupa Tinamou is a large bird that weighs around 219 g.
Where does the Tataupa Tinamou live?
The Tataupa Tinamou is found across South America with a range covering SA e, se, sc, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tataupa Tinamou belong to?
The Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) belongs to the Tinamidae family, in the order Tinamiformes.
What does the Tataupa Tinamou eat?
The Tataupa Tinamou is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Tataupa Tinamou migrate?
The Tataupa Tinamou is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tataupa Tinamou endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Tataupa Tinamou make?
4 real field recordings of the Tataupa Tinamou — including its song, subsong and call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, each credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Tataupa Tinamou's range?
The Tataupa Tinamou has a mapped global range of about 4.9 million km².
Conservation
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