Tepui tinamou
Crypturellus ptaritepui J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, 1945
The tepui tinamou (Crypturellus ptaritepui) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 320 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the tepui tinamou
- Weight
- 320 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 tepui tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the tepui tinamou?
The tepui tinamou (Crypturellus ptaritepui) is a type of ground bird found in montane moist forest on tepuis, in southeastern Venezuela.
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Is the tepui tinamou endangered?
The tepui 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 tepui tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusCrypturellus
- SpeciesCrypturellus ptaritepui J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, 1945
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Tepuí tinamouEnglish
- Tepuí tinamouEnglish
- تنام تيبويArabic
- tinamú dels tepuisCatalan
- tinama tepuováCzech
- tinama tepuiováCzech
- tinamŵ tepwiWelsh
- TepuítinamuDanish
- TepuitinamuGerman
- Tepui-TinamuGerman
- tepuja tinamoEsperanto
- Tinamú tepuiSpanish
- Tinamú de tepuySpanish
- tepui-metstinamuEstonian
- venezuelantinamiFinnish
- Tinamou des tépuisFrench
- tepujski tinamuCroatian
- Tinamo dei tepuiItalian
- メジロシギダチョウJapanese
- venesuelinis tinamasLithuanian
- TepuitinamoeDutch
- kusacz białookiPolish
- inambu-do-tepuiPortuguese
- Inhambu-do-tepuiPortuguese
- inhambu-dos-tepuisPortuguese
- tinamu-dos-tepuisPortuguese
- Венесуэльский скрытохвостRussian
- Венесуэльский криптуреллусRussian
- tinama bielookáSlovak
- Tinamu iz TepuijaSerbian
- TepuitinamoSwedish
- tepuítinamoSwedish
- Sarı Gözlü TinamuTurkish
- татаупа білоокийUkrainian
- 灰喉穴䳍Chinese
- 灰喉穴(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the tepui 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
CompareTepui tinamou vs Little tinamouTepui tinamou vs Tataupa tinamouTepui tinamou vs Brown tinamouTepui tinamou vs Undulated tinamou
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tepui tinamou?
An adult tepui tinamou weighs 320 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tepui tinamou endangered?
The tepui 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 tepui tinamou?
The tepui tinamou (Crypturellus ptaritepui) 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
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - 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
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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