Rusty tinamou
Crypturellus brevirostris (Pelzeln, 1863)
The rusty tinamou (Crypturellus brevirostris) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 221 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the rusty tinamou
- Weight
- 221 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 rusty tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the rusty tinamou?
The rusty tinamou or short-billed tinamou (Crypturellus brevirostris) is a type of tinamou commonly found in swamp forest in tropical regions of South America.
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Is the rusty tinamou endangered?
The rusty 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.
How is the rusty tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusCrypturellus
- SpeciesCrypturellus brevirostris (Pelzeln, 1863)
Synonyms Tinamus brevirostris
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- تنام صدأArabic
- تنام قصير المنقارArabic
- tinamú rovellatCatalan
- tinama pralesníCzech
- tinamŵ cochWelsh
- Rustfarvet TinamuDanish
- RosttinamuGerman
- rusta tinamoEsperanto
- Tinamú herrumbrosoSpanish
- lammi-metstinamuEstonian
- isohuittitinamiFinnish
- Tinamou rubigineuxFrench
- riđi tinamuCroatian
- Tinamo rugginosoItalian
- アマゾンシギダチョウJapanese
- rusvasis tinamasLithuanian
- Rosse TinamoeDutch
- jungeltinamuNorwegian
- kusacz rdzawyPolish
- inambu-carijóPortuguese
- inhambu-carijóPortuguese
- tinamu-ferruginoso-orientalPortuguese
- Рыжий криптуреллусRussian
- Ржавчатый скрытохвостRussian
- tinama hrdzaváSlovak
- Rđasti tinamuSerbian
- rosttinamoSwedish
- Kızıl TinamuTurkish
- татаупа короткодзьобийUkrainian
- 锈栗穴䳍Chinese
- 鏽色穴(共鳥)Chinese
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Relatives of the rusty tinamou
Other species in the same genus Crypturellus.
Little tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Tataupa tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa
Brown tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus
Undulated tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus
Thicket tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus
Variegated tinamou
Crypturellus variegatus
CompareRusty tinamou vs Little tinamouRusty tinamou vs Tataupa tinamouRusty tinamou vs Brown tinamouRusty tinamou vs Undulated tinamou
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rusty tinamou?
An adult rusty tinamou weighs 221 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rusty tinamou endangered?
The rusty 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 rusty tinamou?
The rusty tinamou (Crypturellus brevirostris) 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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