Black-capped tinamou
Crypturellus atrocapillus (Tschudi, 1844)
The black-capped tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh 452.8 g to 453 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the black-capped tinamou
- Weight
- 453 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-capped tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the black-capped tinamou?
The black-capped tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus) is a type of tinamou commonly found in the moist forest lowlands in subtropical and tropical regions.
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Is the black-capped tinamou endangered?
The black-capped tinamou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 black-capped tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusCrypturellus
- SpeciesCrypturellus atrocapillus (Tschudi, 1844)
Synonyms Crypturus atro capillus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- تنام أسود التاجArabic
- tinamú de casquetCatalan
- tinama černotemennáCzech
- tinamŵ pendduWelsh
- Sodkronet TinamuDanish
- SchwarzkappentinamuGerman
- nigraĉapa tinamoEsperanto
- Tinamú capirotadoSpanish
- Perdiz de Gorro NegroSpanish
- tumekiird-metstinamuEstonian
- nokipäätinamiFinnish
- Tinamou à calotte noireFrench
- tamnokapi tinamuCroatian
- Tinamo capineroItalian
- ズグロシギダチョウJapanese
- juodakepuris tinamasLithuanian
- ZwartkoptinamoeDutch
- svarthettetinamuNorwegian
- kusacz kapturowyPolish
- tinamu-de-barretePortuguese
- inambu-de-coroa-pretaPortuguese
- inhambu-de-coroa-pretaPortuguese
- Красноногий криптуреллусRussian
- Черношапочный скрытохвостRussian
- tinama čiapočkatáSlovak
- Crnokapi tinamuSerbian
- svarthättad tinamoSwedish
- Kara Alınlı TinamuTurkish
- татаупа темноголовийUkrainian
- 黑顶穴䳍Chinese
- 黑頂穴(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the black-capped tinamou
Other species in the same genus Crypturellus.
Little tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Tataupa tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa
Brown tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus
Undulated tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus
Thicket tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus
Variegated tinamou
Crypturellus variegatus
CompareBlack-capped tinamou vs Little tinamouBlack-capped tinamou vs Tataupa tinamouBlack-capped tinamou vs Brown tinamouBlack-capped tinamou vs Undulated tinamou
Common questions
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How big is the black-capped tinamou?
An adult black-capped tinamou weighs 453 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-capped tinamou endangered?
The black-capped tinamou is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black-capped tinamou?
The black-capped tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus) belongs to the family Tinamidae in the order Tinamiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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