Grey Tinamou
Tinamus tao
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderTinamiformes (Tinamous)
- FamilyTinamidae (Tinamous)
- GenusTinamus (Tinamus Tinamous)
- SpeciesTinamus tao (Grey Tinamou)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
White-throated Tinamou
Tinamus guttatus
Undulated Tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus
Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus
Cinereous Tinamou
Crypturellus cinereus
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Black-capped Tinamou
Crypturellus atrocapillus
Tataupá Tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa
Red-winged Tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens
Bartlett's Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti
Hooded Tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus
Small-billed Tinamou
Crypturellus parvirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Tinamou in Madidi National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Grey Tinamou sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 94 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Tinamou in Madidi National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Grey Tinamou in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.