Black-capped Tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus)
About the Black-capped Tinamou
The black-capped tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus) is a type of tinamou commonly found in the moist forest lowlands in subtropical and tropical regions. All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds. The black-capped tinamou has two subspecies as follows: C. a. atrocapillus, nominate race, occurs in the lowlands of southeastern Peru. C. a. garleppi in the lowlands of northern Bolivia.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletusrecording
- Cinereous TinamouCrypturellus cinereusrecording
- Little TinamouCrypturellus souirecording
- Slaty-breasted TinamouCrypturellus boucardirecording
- Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tatauparecording
- Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.