Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus)

[order] Tinamiformes | [family] Tinamidae | [latin] Crypturellus cinereus | [IT] Tinamo di Berlepsch | [UK] Cinereous Tinamou | [FR] Tinamou cendre | [DE] Grautinamu | [ES] Tinamu Tizon | [NL] Grauwe Tinamoe | [SU]Anamu

Physical charateristics

The Cinereous Tinamou is recognized by its smoky-grey with reddish-brown crown and nape. Its dark phase is uniformly in sooty brown color. This species has a loud distinctive whistle heard mainly at dawn and dusk.

Listen to the sound of Cinereous Tinamou

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Range

Common breeder in Surinam, the most abundant Tinamou in the coastal area. It an be found in cocoa and coffee plantations but mostly in wet forest.

Habitat

Dense undergrowth of tropical rainforest, with patches of Savannah and scattered trees.

Reproduction

Breeds all year around, nest is a small ground scrap between tree roots. Clutch size 1-3 eggs, incubated by male, young are cared for by the male.

Feeding habits

Mostly berries, fruit and seeds, but also insects (ants) and invertebrates are eaten. Feeds by walking forest ground.

Conservation

This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 5,900,000 km2. The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as ‘frequent’ in at least parts of its range (Stotz et al. 1996). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Migration

Sedentary in all of its range, but not well known

Distribution map