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Great Tinamou

Tinamus major
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Tinamú Olivaceo
Inhambu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Family: Tinamidae
Order: Tinamiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Tetrao major.

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Number of Photography: 3

Foto
Photography ID: 644295
  Adult
Humaitá
Amazonas
Brazil
07/17/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 189409
  Adult
Sarapiqui
Heredia
Costa Rica
01/21/2017
Marcos Augusto Lartigau


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Number of Records: 48



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232505417/07/2025BrazilAmazonasHumaitáGlauco Oliveira
235355414/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaRn San Cipriano-escalerete1Pablo Eguia
233891213/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaSan Cipriano1Nino A. Grangetto
223832818/01/2025PanamaColonParque nacional Soberanía - Pipeline road, Gamboa1Pablo Meoniz
204730520/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional CararaMarcelo Gavensky
182292306/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazParque Nacional y ANMI Madidi1Jorge La Grotteria
182281906/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazParque Nacional y ANMI Madidi1Santiago Juan Torres
104411729/07/2019PeruAmazonasNuevo Salem1Julian Quillen Vidoz
104412018/11/2018PeruMadre de DiosPuerto Maldonado (ciudad y vecindad)1Julian Quillen Vidoz
129279928/09/2018BoliviaDepartamento de La PazBerraco del Madidi, Parque Nacional y ANMI MadidiMarcelo Gavensky
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.