Thicket tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842)
The thicket tinamou (Crypturellus cinnamomeus) is a species in the family Tinamidae, order Tinamiformes. Recorded adults weigh 419 g to 423.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the thicket tinamou
- Weight
- 422 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 16 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 thicket tinamou live?
Not recorded
What is the thicket tinamou?
The thicket tinamou or rufescent tinamou (Crypturellus cinnamomeus) is a type of tinamou commonly found in moist forests in subtropical and tropical central Mexico.
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Is the thicket tinamou endangered?
The thicket 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 thicket tinamou classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusCrypturellus
- SpeciesCrypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842)
Synonyms Tinamus cinnamomea
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Eastern thicket tinamouEnglish
- Eastern thicket tinamouEnglish
- تنام الآجامArabic
- tinamú canyellaCatalan
- tinama skořicováCzech
- KrattinamuDanish
- BuschtinamuGerman
- cinama tinamoEsperanto
- Tinamú caneloSpanish
- põhja-metstinamuEstonian
- tiheikkötinamiFinnish
- Tinamou cannelleFrench
- cimetasti tinamuCroatian
- Tinamo cannellaItalian
- Tinamo di boscagliaItalian
- ヤブシギダチョウJapanese
- krūmyninis tinamasLithuanian
- StruiktinamoeDutch
- kusacz cynamonowyPolish
- inambu-do-bosquePortuguese
- inhambu-do-bosquePortuguese
- tinamu-do-bosquePortuguese
- Кустарниковый скрытохвостRussian
- Кустарниковый криптуреллусRussian
- tinama húštinováSlovak
- Šikarski tinamuSerbian
- snårtinamoSwedish
- Çalı TinamusuTurkish
- татаупа чагарниковийUkrainian
- 棕穴䳍Chinese
- 棕穴(共鳥)Chinese
Relatives of the thicket tinamou
Other species in the same genus Crypturellus.
Little tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Tataupa tinamou
Crypturellus tataupa
Brown tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus
Undulated tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus
Variegated tinamou
Crypturellus variegatus
Berlepsch's tinamou
Crypturellus berlepschi
CompareThicket tinamou vs Little tinamouThicket tinamou vs Tataupa tinamouThicket tinamou vs Brown tinamouThicket tinamou vs Undulated tinamou
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the thicket tinamou?
An adult thicket tinamou weighs 422 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the thicket tinamou endangered?
The thicket 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 thicket tinamou?
The thicket tinamou (Crypturellus cinnamomeus) 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.
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