Brown Tinamou
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Brown Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Manu National Park
349 Verified records at Manu National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) is a brownish ground bird found in humid lowland and montane forest in tropical and subtropical South America. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tinamou sighting in Manu National Park, based on 349 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Undulated Tinamou
LC

Undulated Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus undulatus

20–30% · Possible
Cinereous Tinamou
LC

Cinereous Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus cinereus

10–20% · With luck
Black-capped Tinamou
LC

Black-capped Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus atrocapillus

5–10% · With luck
Little Tinamou
LC

Little Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus soui

5–10% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Bartlett's Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crypturellus bartletti

<5% · Rare
Variegated Tinamou
LC

Variegated Tinamou

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Crypturellus variegatus

<5% · Rare
Brazilian Tinamou
LC

Brazilian Tinamou

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crypturellus strigulosus

<5% · Rare
Great Tinamou
LC

Great Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tinamus major

<5% · Rare
White-throated Tinamou
NT

White-throated Tinamou

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Tinamus guttatus

<5% · Rare
Grey Tinamou
VU

Grey Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tinamus tao

<5% · Rare
Hooded Tinamou
LC

Hooded Tinamou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nothocercus nigrocapillus

<5% · Rare
Black Tinamou
VU

Black Tinamou

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Tinamus osgoodi

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
7 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
9 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
10 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Tinamou in Manu National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tinamou sighting in Manu National Park, based on 349 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Tinamou in Manu National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Tinamou in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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