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Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

Silhouette: George Edward Lodge · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chingaza National Natural Park
12 Verified sightings at Chingaza National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
15,608 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Great Tinamou

The great tinamou (Tinamus major) is a species of tinamou ground bird native to Central and South America. There are several subspecies, mostly differentiated by their coloration. The great tinamou was described and illustrated in 1648 by the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. Marcgrave used the name Macucagua. The French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon described and illustrated the great tinamou in 1778 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from specimens collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. He simplified Marcgrave's name to Magoua. When in 1788 the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin revised and expanded Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae, he included the great tinamou and placed it with all the grouse like birds in the genus Tetrao. He coined the binomial name Tetrao major and cited the earlier authors. The great tinamou is now placed with four other species in the genus Tinamus that was introduced in 1783 by the French naturalist Johann Hermann. Hermann based his name on "Les Tinamous" used by Buffon. The word "Tinamú" in the Carib language of French Guiana was used for the tinamous.

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Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park

Grey Tinamou
VU

Grey Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tinamus tao

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
LC

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nothocercus julius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Highland Tinamou
LC

Highland Tinamou

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nothocercus bonapartei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Cinereous Tinamou
LC

Cinereous Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus cinereus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Little Tinamou
LC

Little Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus soui

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~30%
5 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
6 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
8 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
10 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
12 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
13 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
15 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
16 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
19 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
20 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
21 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
22 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
23 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
24 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
25 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
26 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
27 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
28 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
29 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
30 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
32 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
34 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
36 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
38 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
39 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
42 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
43 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
44 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
46 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
47 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
48 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
49 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Tinamou in Chingaza National Natural Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Tinamou sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Tinamou in Chingaza National Natural Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Great Tinamou in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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