Order
Tinamiformes
Family
Tinamidae
Genus
Crypturellus
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
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Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui

Tshering Dema L, Marîa Félix Ramos-Ordoñez, R. Bribiesca-Formisano, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Marîa del Coro Arizmendi
Version: 1.0 — Published July 29, 2011

Behavior

Introduction

Little information. Forages on the ground, with gleaning motions.

Roost on the ground (Skutch 1963).

Territoriality

Sexual Behavior

Very little information. Brennan (2004) suggests that tinamous in general exhibit exclusive male paternal care, which is usually associated with reversal of sex roles and polyandry in the case of birds.

Social and interspecific behavior

Solitary and reserved, rarely seen except when crossing a forest path or other opening.

Predation

Recommended Citation

Dema L, T., M. F. Ramos-Ordoñez, R. Bribiesca-Formisano, C. I. Rodríguez-Flores, C. A. Soberanes-González, and M. d. C. Arizmendi (2011). Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.littin1.01
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