Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
(L 17" Wt 2.4 lb)
From southern Mexico south
through the Amazon basin
...12 subspecies.
through the Amazon basin
...12 subspecies.
Sani Lodge
21Mar2017
When startled, they explode into the
air and crash off through the forest,
resembling “cannonballs with heads
and wings.”
air and crash off through the forest,
resembling “cannonballs with heads
and wings.”
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
Due to the predicted
impact of continuing
deforestation.
impact of continuing
deforestation.
Tinamus is a native
name from French
Guinea.
name from French
Guinea.
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
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