Red-legged Tinamou

Crypturellus erythropus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Tinamiformes
Family
Tinamidae
Genus
Crypturellus
eBird Code
reltin1

Subspecies (7)

  • Crypturellus erythropus columbianus

    tropical north-central Colombia

  • Crypturellus erythropus cursitans

    northern Colombia east of the Andes and northwestern Venezuela

  • Crypturellus erythropus erythropus

    eastern Venezuela to Guyana, Suriname and northeastern Brazil

  • Crypturellus erythropus idoneus

    northeastern Colombia and adjacent northwestern Venezuela

  • Crypturellus erythropus margaritae

    Isla Margarita (off Venezuela)

  • Crypturellus erythropus saltuarius

    northeastern Colombia (Sierra de Ocaña)

  • Crypturellus erythropus spencei

    northern Venezuela

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.