Brown Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Tinamiformes
Family
Tinamidae
Genus
Crypturellus
eBird Code
brotin1

Vocalizations

Liu Idárraga Orozco · CC_BY_4_0
Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · CC_BY_4_0
Jared Shorma · CC_BY_4_0
Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC_BY_4_0
agujaceratops · CC0_1_0
Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (9)

  • Crypturellus obsoletus castaneus

    tropical eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador and northern Peru

  • Crypturellus obsoletus cerviniventris

    northern Venezuela

  • Crypturellus obsoletus griseiventris

    north-central Brazil

  • Crypturellus obsoletus hypochraceus

    southwestern Brazil

  • Crypturellus obsoletus knoxi

    subtropical northwestern Venezuela

  • Crypturellus obsoletus obsoletus

    eastern Paraguay to southeastern Brazil and far northeastern Argentina (Misiones)

  • Crypturellus obsoletus ochraceiventris

    subtropical central Peru (Huánuco to Cusco)

  • Crypturellus obsoletus punensis

    far southeastern Peru and Yungas of northern Bolivia

  • Crypturellus obsoletus traylori

    subtropical southeastern Peru (Marcapata Valley of Cusco)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.