Tinamous

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

The Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) is a 1.0 kg forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Tinamous

Order

Tinamiformes

Weight

1.0 kg

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, Brazil, Mexico, Honduras, Guyana, GF, Suriname, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Canopy Tower (Panama); Estación Biológica La Selva-OTS (Costa Rica); Brownsberg Nature Park · accommodations and nearby trails (Suriname); Pipeline Road (Camino del Oleoducto) (Área general) (Panama); Pipeline Road · Parque Nacional Soberanía (Panama).

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