Tinamiformes / Tinamidae / Crypturellus

Brown Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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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)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.