Black-capped Tinamou
Crypturellus atrocapillus(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
English (US) Black-capped Tinamou
The Black-capped Tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tinamidae (Tinamous) in the order Tinamiformes.
- Scientific name
- Crypturellus atrocapillus
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped Tinamou
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Crypturellus atrocapillus atrocapillus
- Crypturellus atrocapillus garleppi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crypturus atro-capillus
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.307
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Variegated Tinamou
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