Berlepsch's Tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi)
About the Berlepsch's Tinamou
Berlepsch's tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi) is a type of ground bird native to moist forest of El Chocó (western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador). Berlepsch's tinamou is a monotypic species. 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. Until the mid 20th century, this species was considered a sub-species of the cinereous tinamou, but due to its bill size, its ratio of toe and tarsus length and the fact that its plumage has conspicuous differences from that of the cinereous tinamou created enough of a question for the new species to be named.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 5 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 Colombia, Ecuador 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.