Hooded tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus (G. R. Gray, 1867)
The hooded tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 540 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the hooded tinamou
- Weight
- 540 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 hooded tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the hooded tinamou?
The hooded tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) is a type of ground bird found in forests of Bolivia and Peru.
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Is the hooded tinamou endangered?
The hooded 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 hooded tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusNothocercus
- SpeciesNothocercus nigrocapillus (G. R. Gray, 1867)
Synonyms Tinamus nigrocapillus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- تنام مقنعArabic
- tinamú encaputxatCatalan
- tinama tmavohlaváCzech
- tinamŵ cycyllogWelsh
- HættetinamuDanish
- KapuzentinamuGerman
- SchwarzkappentinamuGerman
- kapuĉa tinamoEsperanto
- Tinamú cabecinegroSpanish
- Perdiz de Cabeza NegraSpanish
- karbustinamuEstonian
- hupputinamiFinnish
- Tinamou à capuchonFrench
- crnoglavi tinamuCroatian
- Tinamo monacoItalian
- コモンシギダチョウJapanese
- tamsiagalvis notocerkasLithuanian
- ZwartkaptinamoeDutch
- blyhettetinamuNorwegian
- kusacz ciemnogłowyPolish
- inambu-de-capuzPortuguese
- inhambu-de-capuzPortuguese
- tinamu-de-capuzPortuguese
- Черношапочный нотоцеркусRussian
- Капюшоновый трёхпалый тинамуRussian
- tinama kapucňováSlovak
- Sivoglavi tinamuSerbian
- kamtinamoSwedish
- Takkeli TinamuTurkish
- тинаму чорноголовийUkrainian
- 灰头白喉林䳍Chinese
- 冠林(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the hooded tinamou
Other species in the same genus Nothocercus.
Tawny-breasted tinamou
Nothocercus julius
Highland tinamou
Nothocercus bonapartei
CompareHooded tinamou vs Tawny-breasted tinamouHooded tinamou vs Highland tinamou
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hooded tinamou?
An adult hooded tinamou weighs 540 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the hooded tinamou endangered?
The hooded 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 hooded tinamou?
The hooded tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) 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 - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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