Great Tinamou
Status: Common Resident
Size: Large-sized, almost tailless game bird (40 - 46 cm)
IUCN Red-List Status: Near Threatened
Stratum: Ground
Life Zone(s): South Pacific Lowlands, Caribbean Lowlands
TAXONOMIC TREE: Tinamiformes, Tinamidae, Tinamus major
@ Carara NP, Puntarena, Costa Rica
The Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) is a large, almost tailless game bird that lives on the ground. It inhabits subtropical and tropical forests, including rainforests, lowland evergreen forests, river-edge forests, swamp forests, and cloud forests. It can be found at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,500 meters (1,000 to 4,900 feet). Unlike some other tinamous, the Great Tinamou is less affected by forest fragmentation, and its nest is typically located at the base of a tree.
Great Tinamou Distribution Map (from eBird)
PHOTO GALLERY
@ Carara NP, Puntarena, Costa Rica
@ Carara NP, Puntarena, Costa Rica
*Some of this website's species' photos (all taken by me) may have been taken in other nearby countries.