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Berlepsch's tinamou

Crypturellus berlepschi (Rothschild, 1897)

LCLeast Concernbirds

Berlepsch's tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi) is a bird in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. It is a small, terrestrial, sedentary bird of forest, and adults typically weigh about 517 g.

Berlepsch's tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the berlepsch's tinamou

Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern, and its geographic range covers 59,500 km².

Weight
478.5 g – 563.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
29.6 cm – 32 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the berlepsch's tinamou?

BERLEPSCH'S TINAMOU · LENGTH 32 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 32 cm, the recorded maximum length of the berlepsch's tinamou is about 19% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the berlepsch's tinamou live?

Not recorded

What is the berlepsch's tinamou?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Berlepsch's tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi) is a type of ground bird native to moist forest of El Chocó (western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador).

From the Wikipedia article “Berlepsch's tinamou” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berlepsch%27s_tinamou&oldid=1369808109), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the berlepsch's tinamou endangered?

The berlepsch's tinamou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the berlepsch's tinamou classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTinamiformes
  5. familyTinamidae
  6. genusCrypturellus
  7. SpeciesCrypturellus berlepschi (Rothschild, 1897)

Synonyms Crypturellus berlepschi berlepschi, Crypturus berlepschi

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • تنام برلبشيArabic
  • tinamú de BerlepschCatalan
  • tinama BerlepschovaCzech
  • tinamŵ BerlepschWelsh
  • Sort TinamuDanish
  • BerlepschtinamuGerman
  • berlepŝa tinamoEsperanto
  • Tinamú tizónSpanish
  • nõgi-metstinamuEstonian
  • nokitinamiFinnish
  • Tinamou de BerlepschFrench
  • ekvadorski tinamuCroatian
  • Berlepsch-tinamuHungarian
  • Tinamo di BerlepschItalian
  • ススグロシギダチョウJapanese
  • Berlepšo tinamasLithuanian
  • Berlepsch' TinamoeDutch
  • sottinamuNorwegian
  • kusacz brunatnyPolish
  • inambu-tiçãoPortuguese
  • inhambu-tiçãoPortuguese
  • tinamu-escuroPortuguese
  • Скрытохвост БерплешаRussian
  • Берлепшов криптуреллюсRussian
  • Колумбийский скрытохвостRussian
  • tinama sadzováSlovak
  • Berlepšov tinamuSerbian
  • sottinamoSwedish
  • Küçük Kara TinamuTurkish
  • татаупа чорнийUkrainian
  • 伯氏穴䳍Chinese
  • 巴勒氏穴(共鳥)Chinese

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Relatives of the berlepsch's tinamou

Other species in the same genus Crypturellus.

LC, Least Concern

Brown tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus

TinamidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.

What kind of animal is Berlepsch's tinamou?

Berlepsch's tinamou is a bird in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes.

How much does Berlepsch's tinamou weigh?

Adults typically weigh about 517 g. Values reported by our sources run from 478 g to 564 g.

What habitat does Berlepsch's tinamou live in?

It lives in forest. It is terrestrial and sedentary.

Is Berlepsch's tinamou endangered?

No. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern (LC), a global assessment, and this is not a threatened category.

Who named Crypturellus berlepschi?

The scientific name Crypturellus berlepschi has the authority (Rothschild, 1897).

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Berlepsch's tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/berlepschs-tinamou

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BibTeX
@misc{berlepschs_tinamou_2026,
  title = {Berlepsch's tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/berlepschs-tinamou},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}