Gray Tinamou

Tinamus tao

Vulnerable

The Gray Tinamou is a large, secretive forest bird of Amazonian and Guianan forests. It is seldom seen despite its size, keeping to shaded ground where its grey-brown plumage blends with trunks and leaf litter. Fun fact: Its booming call can sound surprisingly distant and ventriloquial in dense forest.

Family

Tinamidae

Group

Tinamous

Range

Gray Tinamou Range — Amazonian and Guianan lowland forest range across northern South America

Population

≈ 100K–499,999

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