Listen to the great tinamou
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About the great tinamou
The great tinamou is a bird in the family Tinamidae (order Tinamiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 960 g.
What does the great tinamou sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The great tinamou (Tinamus major) is a species of tinamou ground bird native to Central and South America. There are several subspecies, mostly differentiated by their coloration.
Related birds in the genus Tinamus
More from the family Tinamidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a great tinamou sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the great tinamou on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the great tinamou endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the great tinamou as “least concern”.
What family does the great tinamou belong to?
The great tinamou (Tinamus major) belongs to the family Tinamidae in the order Tinamiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q852723 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Great tinamou – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Patrick Coin ( Patrick Coin ) – CC BY-SA 2.5