Black-capped Tinamou - BirdForum Opus

Crypturellus atrocapillus

Identification

29cm. Brown above, mottled and barred blackish, throat and neck rufescent, breast dark grey, remainder of underparts cinnamon to buff. Cap blackish. Legs pinkish to bright red.
Female is more heavily barred above

Distribution

South-east Peru, western Brazil? and northern Bolivia. Resident.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

• C. a. atrocapillus:

• Lowlands of south-eastern Peru ans southwestern Brazil (Acre)

• C. a. garleppi:

• Lowlands of northern Bolivia

Habitat

Forest up to 900 m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects and berries.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-capped Tinamou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Tinamou

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