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Grey tinamou

Tinamus tao Temminck, 1815

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The grey tinamou (Tinamus tao) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.57 kg to 1.7 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Grey tinamou (Tinamus tao)
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Quick facts about the grey tinamou

Weight
1.57 kg – 1.7 kgsrc 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
4.2 – 9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey tinamou live?

Not recorded

What is the grey tinamou?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey tinamou (Tinamus tao) is a type of ground bird native to South America. Four subspecies are recognised.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey tinamou” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey_tinamou&oldid=1314720593), 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 grey tinamou endangered?

The grey tinamou is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the grey tinamou classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTinamiformes
  5. familyTinamidae
  6. genusTinamus
  7. SpeciesTinamus tao Temminck, 1815
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Gray tinamouEnglish
  • Gray tinamouEnglish
  • تنام رماديArabic
  • tinamú grisCatalan
  • tinama taoCzech
  • tinamŵ mawr llwydWelsh
  • Grå TinamuDanish
  • TaotinamuGerman
  • TaoGerman
  • griza tinamoEsperanto
  • LonguaSpanish
  • Perdiz GrisSpanish
  • Tinamú taoSpanish
  • halltinamuEstonian
  • harmaatinamiFinnish
  • Tinamou taoFrench
  • szürke tinamuHungarian
  • Tinamo grigioItalian
  • ハイイロシギダチョウJapanese
  • žilasis tinamasLithuanian
  • Grijze TinamoeDutch
  • kusacz szaryPolish
  • azulonaPortuguese
  • tinamu-cinzentoPortuguese
  • ТаоRussian
  • tinama siváSlovak
  • Sivi tinamuSerbian
  • grå tinamoSwedish
  • Gri TinamuTurkish
  • 灰䳍Chinese
  • 灰(共鳥)Chinese

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Relatives of the grey tinamou

Other species in the same genus Tinamus.

CompareGrey tinamou vs Great tinamouGrey tinamou vs Solitary tinamouGrey tinamou vs White-throated tinamouGrey tinamou vs Black tinamou

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey tinamou?

An adult grey tinamou weighs 1.57 kg – 1.7 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey tinamou endangered?

The grey tinamou is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the grey tinamou?

The grey tinamou (Tinamus tao) belongs to the family Tinamidae in the order Tinamiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_tinamou_2026,
  title = {Grey tinamou (Tinamus tao)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-tinamou},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}