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Lesser nothura

Nothura minor (von Spix, 1825)

VUVulnerablebirds

The lesser nothura (Nothura minor) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh 158 g to 166 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the lesser nothura

Weight
158 g – 166 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the lesser nothura live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser nothura?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser nothura (Nothura minor) is a type of tinamou found in dry grassland habitats in tropical regions of east-central South America.

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Is the lesser nothura endangered?

The lesser nothura 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. What the categories mean.

How is the lesser nothura classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTinamiformes
  5. familyTinamidae
  6. genusNothura
  7. SpeciesNothura minor (von Spix, 1825)

Synonyms Tinamus minor

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • تنام صغيرArabic
  • tinama menšíCzech
  • nothwra bachWelsh
  • VagteltinamuDanish
  • WachteltinamuGerman
  • WachtelsteißhuhnGerman
  • minora tinamoEsperanto
  • Tinamú menorSpanish
  • Perdiz menorSpanish
  • serrado-triiptinamuEstonian
  • viiriäistinamiFinnish
  • Petit TinamouFrench
  • Ynambu'i pytâGuarani
  • pjegavovrati tinamuCroatian
  • Tinamo minoreItalian
  • ヒメウズラシギダチョウJapanese
  • mažoji noturaLithuanian
  • Kleine NothuraDutch
  • dvergtinamuNorwegian
  • kusacz małyPolish
  • tinamu-mineiroPortuguese
  • codorna-mineiraPortuguese
  • Малая нотураRussian
  • Малый нотураRussian
  • inambu malýSlovak
  • Mali notura tinamuSerbian
  • småtinamoSwedish
  • Küçük Notura TinamusuTurkish
  • нотура-крихіткаUkrainian
  • 小拟䳍Chinese
  • 小擬(共鳥)Chinese

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Relatives of the lesser nothura

Other species in the same genus Nothura.

CompareLesser nothura vs Spotted nothuraLesser nothura vs White-bellied nothuraLesser nothura vs Darwin's nothuraLesser nothura vs Chaco nothura

Common questions

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How big is the lesser nothura?

An adult lesser nothura weighs 158 g – 166 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser nothura endangered?

The lesser nothura 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 lesser nothura?

The lesser nothura (Nothura minor) belongs to the family Tinamidae in the order Tinamiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{lesser_nothura_2026,
  title = {Lesser nothura (Nothura minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-nothura},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}