Black Tinamou - BirdForum Opus

Tinamus osgoodi

Identification

Length 42cm
A large and very dark tinamou. Upperparts and breast black, throat and belly grey, undertail coverts cinnamon.

Distribution

Known only from two small and isolated areas; in Huila in southern Colombia and Cuzco in Peru. Rare in both areas, particularly in Colombia. Resident.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are two subspecies:

• T. o. hershkovitzi:

• Andes of south-central Colombia

• T. o. osgoodi:

• Andes of south-eastern Peru

Habitat

Humid forest.

Behaviour

The diet includes fruit

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black Tinamou. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Tinamou

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