Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderTinamiformes (Tinamous)
- FamilyTinamidae (Tinamous)
- GenusTinamus (Tinamus Tinamous)
- SpeciesTinamus major (Great Tinamou)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
White-throated Tinamou
Tinamus guttatus
Grey Tinamou
Tinamus tao
Black Tinamou
Tinamus osgoodi
Undulated Tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus
Cinereous Tinamou
Crypturellus cinereus
Black-capped Tinamou
Crypturellus atrocapillus
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus
Bartlett's Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti
Variegated Tinamou
Crypturellus variegatus
Hooded Tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus
Brazilian Tinamou
Crypturellus strigulosus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Tinamou in Manu National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Great Tinamou sighting in Manu National Park, based on 226 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Tinamou in Manu National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Great Tinamou in Manu National Park in our monthly data.