Birds of Panama

    TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae (Tinamous)  
Genus: Crypturellus (2 species, 21 worldwide)


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Choco Tinamou (Crypturellus kerriae) Near Threatened
   


A rare Tinamou found in areas of northwest Colombia not normally visited. Small but larger than Little Tinamou. Brown with a blackish head HBW.


Little Tinamou
Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui modestus)
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
  Little Tinamou in central America, especially Costa Rica and Panama, are dark.
   
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud   © All Rights Reserved.

Little Tinamou
Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui caucae)
Kilometro 18, Cali, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

The smallest tinamou. Often common, but usually heard and not seen. Females are similar to males, but a bit brighter and/or redder.
A possible female.


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