Chilean tinamou
Nothoprocta perdicaria (Kittlitz, 1830)
The chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 458 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the chilean tinamou
- Weight
- 458 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.3 – 8src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 chilean tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the chilean tinamou?
The Chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) is a type of tinamou commonly found in high elevation shrubland in subtropical regions of central Chile.
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Is the chilean tinamou endangered?
The chilean 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 chilean tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusNothoprocta
- SpeciesNothoprocta perdicaria (Kittlitz, 1830)
Synonyms Crypturus perdicarius
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- تنام شيليArabic
- tinamú de XileCatalan
- tinama koroptvíCzech
- tinamŵ ChileWelsh
- ChiletinamuGerman
- Chile-SteißhuhnGerman
- Chilenisches SteißhuhnGerman
- ChilesteißhuhnGerman
- ĉilia tinamoEsperanto
- Perdiz ChilenaSpanish
- PerdizSpanish
- Tinamú chilenoSpanish
- tšiili mägitinamuEstonian
- chilentinamiFinnish
- Tinamou perdrixFrench
- čilski tinamuCroatian
- chilei tinamuHungarian
- Tinamo del CileItalian
- チリシギダチョウJapanese
- チリーシギダチョウJapanese
- čilinis stepinis tinamasLithuanian
- Chileense TinamoeDutch
- kusacz chilijskiPolish
- inambu-chilenoPortuguese
- inhambu-chilenoPortuguese
- tinamu-chilenoPortuguese
- Чилийский тинамуRussian
- Чилийский степной тинамуRussian
- inambu poľnýSlovak
- Čileanski tinamuSerbian
- chiletinamoSwedish
- Chilensk tinamoSwedish
- Şili TinamusuTurkish
- інамбу чилійськийUkrainian
- 智利斑䳍Chinese
- 智利鴇尾(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the chilean tinamou
Other species in the same genus Nothoprocta.
Andean tinamou
Nothoprocta pentlandii
Brushland tinamou
Nothoprocta cinerascens
Curve-billed tinamou
Nothoprocta curvirostris
Ornate tinamou
Nothoprocta ornata
Taczanowski's tinamou
Nothoprocta taczanowskii
CompareChilean tinamou vs Andean tinamouChilean tinamou vs Brushland tinamouChilean tinamou vs Curve-billed tinamouChilean tinamou vs Ornate tinamou
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chilean tinamou?
An adult chilean tinamou weighs 458 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chilean tinamou endangered?
The chilean 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 chilean tinamou?
The chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) 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.
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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
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