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Genus: Tinamus (1 species, 5 worldwide)

Genus Tinamus are large forest-based tinamous. Tinamus tinamous, unlike others, sleep on a low branch (ProAves).


Great Tinamou (Tinamus major fuscipennis) Near Threatened Tirimbina, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A large tinamou found in healthy forests up to 1500m. Note dark spots on light colored body. Sounds like [Little Tinamou] but with less flutter in song.

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