Little Tinamou
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Little Tinamou

Crypturellus soui

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tikal National Park
13 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,368 Verified sightings across all 59 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Little Tinamou

The little tinamou (Crypturellus soui) is a species of tinamou. It is found in Central and South America, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The little tinamou was formally described in 1783 by the French naturalist Johann Hermann under the binomial name Tinamus soui. Hermann based his account on "Le Souï" that had been described in 1778 by the French polymath, the Comte de Buffon. A hand-coloured engraving by François-Nicolas Martinet was published to accompany Buffon's text. The type locality is Cayenne in French Guiana. The specific epithet soui is from the onomatopoeic name for the little tinamou that was used in the local language spoken in Cayenne.

The little tinamou is now one of 21 species placed in the genus Crypturellus that was introduced in 1914 by the British ornithologists Baron Brabourne and Charles Chubb. All tinamous are in the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also palaeognaths, a group that includes the more widely known flightless ratites such as ostriches and emus. Unlike the ratites, though, tinamous can fly, although in general they are not strong fliers. The genus name Crypturellus combines the Ancient Greek κρυπτός... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Thicket Tinamou
LC

Thicket Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Slaty-breasted Tinamou
VU

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus boucardi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Great Tinamou
LC

Great Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tinamus major

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Tinamou in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tinamou sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Tinamou in Tikal National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Little Tinamou in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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