Quebracho crested tinamou
Eudromia formosa (Lillo, 1905)
The quebracho crested tinamou (Eudromia formosa) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 640 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the quebracho crested tinamou
- Weight
- 640 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc 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 quebracho crested tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the quebracho crested tinamou?
The quebracho crested tinamou (Eudromia formosa) is a species of tinamou found in dry forest habitats in Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America.
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Is the quebracho crested tinamou endangered?
The quebracho crested 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 quebracho crested tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusEudromia
- SpeciesEudromia formosa (Lillo, 1905)
Synonyms Calopezus formosus, Eudromia elegans formosa, Nothura formosa
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Quebracho crested-tinamouEnglish
- Quebracho crested-tinamouEnglish
- تنام رائعArabic
- تنام كبراشو المتوجArabic
- tinamú crestat del ChacoCatalan
- tinama chocholatáCzech
- tinamŵ cribog y GogleddWelsh
- Quebracho ToptinamuDanish
- Quebracho-toptinamuDanish
- SchmucktinamuGerman
- SchmucksteißhuhnGerman
- kebraĉa krestotinamoEsperanto
- Martineta chaqueñaSpanish
- CopetonaSpanish
- chaco tutt-tinamuEstonian
- suomutöyhtötinamiFinnish
- tummatöyhtötinamiFinnish
- Tinamou superbeFrench
- Ynambu apiratîGuarani
- troprsti tinamuCroatian
- Martinetta del quebrachoItalian
- ミコシギダチョウJapanese
- gražusis kuoduotasis tinamasLithuanian
- QuebrachotinamoeDutch
- nordtopptinamuNorwegian
- kusacz leśnyPolish
- tinamu-do-chacoPortuguese
- martineta-do-chacoPortuguese
- Великолепный тинамуRussian
- Красивый хохлатый тинамуRussian
- inambu hájovýSlovak
- Savanski ćubasti tinamuSerbian
- quebrachotinamoSwedish
- Tepeli Kızıl TinamuTurkish
- інамбу ошатнийUkrainian
- 棕凤头䳍Chinese
- 麗色鳳頭(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the quebracho crested tinamou
Other species in the same genus Eudromia.
Elegant crested tinamou
Eudromia elegans
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the quebracho crested tinamou?
An adult quebracho crested tinamou weighs 640 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the quebracho crested tinamou endangered?
The quebracho crested 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 quebracho crested tinamou?
The quebracho crested tinamou (Eudromia formosa) 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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