Bird Album
Black Tinamou
Tinamus osgoodi Conover, 1949
40–46 cmLength1.3 kgWeight
The black tinamou (Tinamus osgoodi) is a species of ground bird found in humid foothill and montane forest in the Andes of South America.
Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Black Tinamou has been recorded at 11 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Vereda CampucanaColombia145 records
- WildSumaco LodgeEcuador95 records
- Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise LodgePeru42 records
More places
- Reserva Natural La Isla EscondidaColombia12 records
- Sumaco RoadEcuador8 records
- La Drymophila Nature ReserveColombia7 records
- Amazonía LodgePeru4 records
- Manu BiolodgePeru3 records
- Wayra ReserveEcuador2 records
- Jardín de Colibries y Mirador Pico de HozPeru1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The black tinamou (Tinamus osgoodi) is a species of ground bird found in humid foothill and montane forest in the Andes of South America.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Black Tinamou?
The Black Tinamou is about 40–46 cm long and weighs around 1.3 kg.
Where does the Black Tinamou live?
Its breeding range: South America: south-central Colombia and southeastern Peru. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Is the Black Tinamou endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black Tinamou as Vulnerable.
What does the Black Tinamou eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Black Tinamou in?
It belongs to the family Tinamous (Tinamidae), order Tinamiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 40–46 cm
- Weight
- 1.3 kg
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 232 mm
- Tail
- 70 mm
- Bill
- 46 mm
- Tarsus
- 71 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: south-central Colombia and southeastern Peru
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Family
- Tinamous Tinamidae
- Genus
- Tinamus
Other birds in the genus Tinamus
Grey TinamouTinamus tao
Solitary TinamouTinamus solitarius
Great TinamouTinamus major
White-throated TinamouTinamus guttatus
Highland TinamouNothocercus bonapartei
Tawny-breasted TinamouNothocercus julius
Hooded TinamouNothocercus nigrocapillus
Berlepsch's TinamouCrypturellus berlepschi
Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereus
Little TinamouCrypturellus soui
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Blair Dudeck. ↗
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.