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Thicket Tinamou

Crypturellus cinnamomeus

Silhouette: J. N. Wiegers · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Masaya Volcano National Park
5 Verified sightings at Masaya Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,396 Verified sightings across all 18 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Thicket Tinamou

The thicket tinamou or rufescent tinamou (Crypturellus cinnamomeus) is a type of tinamou commonly found in moist forests in subtropical and tropical central Mexico. All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.

René-Primevère Lesson identified the thicket tinamou from a specimen from La Unión, El Salvador., in 1842. The thicket tinamou has many subspecies as follows: C. c. cinnamomeus (Nominate race) occurs in coastal southeastern Mexico (Chiapas) State, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

C. c. occidentalis occurs on the coastal western Mexico; Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero States. C. c. mexicanus occurs in coastal northeastern Mexico; Tamaulipas, northern Veracruz, and Puebla States.

C. c. sallaei occurs in southern Mexico; Puebla, Chiapas, Oaxaca, and southern Veracruz States. C. c. goldmani occurs in southeastern Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula; Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche,... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
4 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
5 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
8 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
9 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
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