The cinereous tinamou, also known as brushland tinamou, is a type of ground bird found in swamp and lowland forests in northern South America. They have some localized names that have been used by the indigenous people such as in Amazonas where they are called inambu-pixuna, and in Pará, Brazil where they are called nambu-sujo. Also, throughout their range they are called inhambu-preto. Cinereous tinamous have been around for many centuries. They are part of the oldest families of the world today and have fossils discovered dating back tens of millions of years. Their quick reflexes play a role in their ability to survive. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.768
Protonym:
Tetrao cinereus
Avibase ID:
7C90F8DB10FFD1F8
Avibase ID:
avibase-7C90F8DB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7C90F8DB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174411
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tinamou cendré ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tinamou cendré ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2021: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Crypturellus cinereus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Crypturellus cinereus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Crypturellus cinereus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Cinereous Tinamou ( Crypturellus cinereus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Crypturellus cinereus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Crypturellus cinereus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Crypturellus [cinereus or berlepschi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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