Choco tinamou
Crypturellus kerriae (Chapman, 1915)
The choco tinamou (Crypturellus kerriae) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 443.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the choco tinamou
- Weight
- 443.4 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the choco tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the choco tinamou?
The Choco tinamou or Chocó tinamou (Crypturellus kerriae) is a type of tinamou found in lowland forest and montane forest in subtropical and tropical regions of Colombia and Panama.
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Is the choco tinamou endangered?
The choco tinamou is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the choco tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusCrypturellus
- SpeciesCrypturellus kerriae (Chapman, 1915)
Synonyms Crypturus kerriae
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Chocó tinamouEnglish
- Chocó tinamouEnglish
- تنام كوكوArabic
- tinama kolumbijskáCzech
- tinamŵ ChocoWelsh
- ChocótinamuDanish
- KerrtinamuGerman
- Kerr-TinamuGerman
- ĉokoa tinamoEsperanto
- Tinamú del ChocóSpanish
- kolumbia metstinamuEstonian
- baudovuortentinamiFinnish
- Tinamou de KerrFrench
- mrki tinamuCroatian
- Tinamo del ChocòItalian
- コシジマシギダチョウJapanese
- Kero tinamasLithuanian
- panamatinamuNorwegian Bokmål
- ChocótinamoeDutch
- chocotinamuNorwegian
- kusacz ciemnyPolish
- inambu-do-chocóPortuguese
- inhambu-do-chocóPortuguese
- tinamu-do-chocóPortuguese
- Скрытохвост-чокоRussian
- Чокский скрытохвостRussian
- Криптуреллус-чокоRussian
- tinama tmaváSlovak
- Čoko tinamuSerbian
- chocótinamoSwedish
- dariéntinamoSwedish
- Kerr TinamusuTurkish
- татаупа панамськийUkrainian
- 乔科穴䳍Chinese
- 喬科穴(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the choco 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
CompareChoco tinamou vs Little tinamouChoco tinamou vs Tataupa tinamouChoco tinamou vs Brown tinamouChoco tinamou vs Undulated tinamou
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the choco tinamou?
An adult choco tinamou weighs 443.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the choco tinamou endangered?
The choco tinamou is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the choco tinamou?
The choco tinamou (Crypturellus kerriae) 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.
- 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
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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