Dwarf tinamou
Taoniscus nanus (Temminck, 1815)
The dwarf tinamou (Taoniscus nanus) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 43 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the dwarf tinamou
- Weight
- 43 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dwarf tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the dwarf tinamou?
The dwarf tinamou (Taoniscus nanus), also known as the least tinamou, is a small, superficially partridge-like bird with short tail and wings, found only in Brazil. This tinamou is the only member of the genus Taoniscus and it is considered an endangered species.
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Is the dwarf tinamou endangered?
The dwarf tinamou is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species.
How is the dwarf tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusTaoniscus
- SpeciesTaoniscus nanus (Temminck, 1815)
Synonyms Taoniscus pavoninus, Tinamus nanus
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- تنام قزمArabic
- tinamú nanCatalan
- tinama drobnáCzech
- tinamŵ bychanWelsh
- DværgtinamuDanish
- PfauentinamuGerman
- PfauensteißhuhnGerman
- nana tinamoEsperanto
- Tinamú enanoSpanish
- Perdiz petisaSpanish
- värbtinamuEstonian
- kääpiötinamiFinnish
- Tinamou carapéFrench
- Ynambu karapeGuarani
- Tinamo nanoItalian
- マメシギダチョウJapanese
- nykštukinis tinamasLithuanian
- pygmetinamuNorwegian Bokmål
- DwergtinamoeDutch
- pygmétinamuNorwegian
- kusacz karłowatyPolish
- carapéPortuguese
- codorna-buraqueiraPortuguese
- codorna-carapéPortuguese
- CodorninhaPortuguese
- inhambu-carapéPortuguese
- Inhambú-carapéPortuguese
- inhambu-nanicoPortuguese
- inhambuíPortuguese
- perdizinhaPortuguese
- tinamu-anãoPortuguese
- Карликовый тинамуRussian
- inambu krpatýSlovak
- Patuljasti tinamuSerbian
- dvärgtinamoSwedish
- Cüce TinamuTurkish
- інамбу карликовийUkrainian
- 侏䳍Chinese
- 侏(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the dwarf tinamou
Other species in the same family Tinamidae.
Great tinamou
Tinamus major
Solitary tinamou
Tinamus solitarius
Little tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Elegant crested tinamou
Eudromia elegans
Red-winged tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens
Tataupa tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa
CompareDwarf tinamou vs Great tinamouDwarf tinamou vs Solitary tinamouDwarf tinamou vs Little tinamouDwarf tinamou vs Elegant crested tinamou
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dwarf tinamou?
An adult dwarf tinamou weighs 43 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dwarf tinamou endangered?
The dwarf tinamou is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the dwarf tinamou?
The dwarf tinamou (Taoniscus nanus) 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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