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Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus), mother and chick, family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes, northern Peru
Vulnerable.
The tinamous are an ancient group of birds, related to ratites (ostriches, rheas, emus, and cassowaries).
Though they are not strong flyers, they are capable of flight.
Many Tinamous are shy and secretive birds.
photograph by Lev Frid
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Ostriches, kiwis, emus, and cassowaries all have one thing in common: they can't fly. For that reason alone, they must be awfully jealous of their cousins the tinamous! These birds are the only members of the infraclass Palaeognathae that are still able to fly, likely because they are quite a bit smaller and lighter than their relatives.
(Image: A great tinamou (Tinamus major) by Andres Vasquez Noboa)
2026DrawDinoDaily, Day 81, Marchosauria, 21.03.2036
Elegant Crested Tinamou Eudromia elegans
Wah, not as happy with this one. Brain kinda melted today. Cute lil guys! They're ratites, so more Emu, Ostrich, Rhea or Cassowary than quail or partridge. Tinamous have basal characteristics of the ratite common ancestor, & indeed is the only ratite capable of (limited) powered flight. Strange that they radiated out from flying ancestors that all decided to stick to the ground, mostly independently. The only ones that are particularly close are the Emu & Cassowary ( to my knowledge, I could be wrong).
Tinamou (Tinamiformes) order / Tinamidae family
Which is the best bird?
Tataupa tinamou
Elegant crested tinamou
Puna tinamou
Gray-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae
Native to South America, including Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela, and northern Brazil. The call of the grey-legged tinamou is described as a short hollow sounding two-syllable whistle, with the pneumonic: “whoo-whoooooooo” with a slight rise near the end. They feed primarily on low hanging or fallen fruit.
Least Concern
image by Gabriel Leite
[2926/11080] Darwin's nothura - Nothura darwinii
Order: Tinamiformes (tinamous) Family: Tinamidae
Photo credit: Aldo Grangetto via Macaulay Library
Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost
My favourite tinamids
