Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus(Temminck, CJ, 1815)
English (US) Brown Tinamou
The Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) 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 obsoletus
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Tinamou
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Crypturellus obsoletus cerviniventris
- Crypturellus obsoletus knoxi
- Crypturellus obsoletus castaneus
- Crypturellus obsoletus ochraceiventris
- Crypturellus obsoletus traylori
- Crypturellus obsoletus punensis
- Crypturellus obsoletus griseiventris
- Crypturellus obsoletus hypochraceus
- Crypturellus obsoletus obsoletus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus obsoletus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
- Type locality
- Villarrica, Paraguay.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.588,751
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tinamous
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
White-throated Tinamou
Tinamus guttatus
Cinereous Tinamou
Crypturellus cinereus
Berlepsch's Tinamou
Crypturellus berlepschi
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Tepui Tinamou
Crypturellus ptaritepui
Undulated Tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus
Pale-browed Tinamou
Crypturellus transfasciatus
Brazilian Tinamou
Crypturellus strigulosus
Grey-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus duidae
Red-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus erythropus
Yellow-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus noctivagus
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