Thicket Tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderTinamiformes (Tinamous)
- FamilyTinamidae (Tinamous)
- GenusCrypturellus (Crypturellus Tinamous)
- SpeciesCrypturellus cinnamomeus (Thicket Tinamou)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park
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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 18 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thicket Tinamou in Tikal National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thicket Tinamou sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 145 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Thicket Tinamou in Tikal National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Thicket Tinamou in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.