Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tinamous :: Little Tinamou

Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui

Described by: Hermann (1783)
Alternate common name(s): Pileated Tinamou
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

near Puerto Jimenez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica - Feb 3, 2007 © Elidier Vargas 
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Range

Ne. Central America to c. e. South America;
(1) S. Mexico from n. Veracruz, n. Oaxaca, Tabasco, Campeche and s. Quintana Roo to Belize, the Caribbean slopes of Guatemala, Honduras and se. Nicaragua.
(2) Both slopes in Costa Rica (Puerto Jimenez on the Osa Peninsula) to w. Panama (Chiriqui).
(3) Nw. Panama (w. and c. Bocas del Toro).
(4) S. Panama from w. Veraguas to the lower Rio Bayano and the Pearl Is. (Is. del Rey).
(5) N. and e. Panama from w. Colon and e. Province of Panama, Darien to ne. Colombia (Choco).
(6) Nc. Colombia (middle Magdalena Valley).
(7) Pacific slope of Colombia, Ecuador.
(8) Ne. Colombia (Santa Marta s. to Boyaca) and nw. Venezuela (nw. Zulia, Merida and n. Tachira).
(9) Se. Colombia.
(10) E. Ecuador and ne. Peru.
(11) Se. Colombia, s. Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and n. Brazil n. of the Solimoes and Amazon.
(12) Trinidad, coastal Venezuela from Falcon e. to Monagas and s. to s. Tachira, Apure and the lower Orinoco.
(13) C. and e. Peru, n. Bolivia s. to Santa Cruz.
(14) N. and e. Brazil s. of the Amazon (Bahia) s. to the e. Mato Grosso and Espirito Santo and e. to n. Maranhao and Pernambuco.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Ministerio do Meio Ambiente

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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