• Old latin name for bird Tinamus brasiliensis, Tetrao major

Great Tinamoubird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Kent Livezey
    Panama
  • 2.
    Song, © Kent Livezey
    Panama
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Panama
  • 4.
    Song, © Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin
    Costa Rica
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 6.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Great Tinamou

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion s Mexico through Amazonia

Great Tinamou subspecies (12)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tinamus major brunneiventrissc Panama-No
Tinamus major castaneicepssw Costa Rica and w Panama-No
Tinamus major fuscipennisn Nicaragua to w Panama-No
Tinamus major latifronssw Colombia and w Ecuador-No
Tinamus major majore Venezuela to ne Brazil-No
Tinamus major olivascensAmazonian Brazil-No
Tinamus major percautuss Mexico, n Guatemala and Belize-No
Tinamus major peruvianusse Colombia to Bolivia and w Brazil-No
Tinamus major robustusse Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras-No
Tinamus major saturatuse Panama and nw Colombia-No
Tinamus major serratusnw Brazil-No
Tinamus major zuliensisne Colombia and n Venezuela-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniböyük tinamu
Catalantinamú olivaci
Chinese大䳍, 大(共鸟)
Chinese (Traditional)大(共鳥)
Croatianmaslinasti tinamu
CzechTinama vetší, tinama větší
DanishStor Tinamu
DutchGrote Tinamoe
EsperantoGranda tinamo
Estoniansuurtinamu
Finnishisotinami
FrenchTinamou magoua, Grand Tinamou
GermanGroßer Tinamu, Großtinamu
Hungariannagy tinamu
ItalianTinamo grosso, Tinamo maggiore, Tinamo gigante, Martinetta
Japaneseオオシギダチョウ
Kazakhүлкен тинаму
Lithuaniandidysis tinamas
Norwegianstortinamu
Norwegian NynorskStortinamu
Polishkusacz duży, kusacz duzy
Portugueseinhambu-serra, inhambu-galinha, inhambu-toró, macuco-do-Pantanal, inhambu-de-cabeça-vermelha, Inhambu-grande, inhambu-de-cabeça-, inhambuaçu, macuco, tinamu-grande, inambu-serra
RussianБольшой тинаму
SerbianVeliki tinamu
Slovaktinama veľká
SpanishTinamú mayor, Tinamú oliváceo, Chinga mayor, Macuco Colorado, Gallito, Tinamú Grande, Tinamú olivaceo
Swedishstörre tinamo
TurkishBüyük Tinamu
Ukrainianтинаму великий
Uzbekкатта тинаму