Grey-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus duidae)
About the Grey-legged Tinamou
The grey-legged tinamou (Crypturellus duidae), alternatively, the gray-legged tinamou, is a small ground-dwelling bird endemic to the neotropics. It is a rarely seen bird due to its small size and discreet appearance. The grey-legged tinamou was first described by John T. Zimmer in 1938. The grey-legged tinamou, like all tinamous, is in the family tinamidae and the infraclass palaeognathae. In addition, There are 21 species in the genus Crypterellus, all of which are all South American tinamous. There are no subspecies of the grey-legged tinamou; it is monotypic. The genus name, Crypterellus, is formed from three latin or greek words ‘krusptis’ meaning covered or hidden, ‘oura’ meaning tail and 'ellus' meaning diminutive. Therefore, crypterullus means small hidden tail.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 13 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 Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela 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.