Order
Tinamiformes
Family
Tinamidae
Genus
Crypturellus
 
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SPECIES

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

Distribution

Distribution in the Americas

The Little Tinamou is resident from southeastern Mexico south through Central America to northwestern South America, in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and in southeastern Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.

Distribution outside the Americas

Endemic to the Americas.

Habitat

Inhabits humid tropical and subtropical forests, preferring areas with dense scrub, young forests with secondary growth, in thickets and plantations. It is found from sea level to 1500 m.

Historical changes

None reported.

Fossil history

None reported.

Distribution of the Little Tinamou - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Little Tinamou

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