Great Tinamou
Great Tinamou · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 38–46 cm
- Body Mass
- 1.03 kg
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 128).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 106).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Niels Krabbe · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
12 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Tinamus major robustus
se Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras
- Tinamus major percautus
s Mexico, n Guatemala and Belize
- Tinamus major fuscipennis
n Nicaragua to w Panama
- Tinamus major brunneiventris
sc Panama
- Tinamus major castaneiceps
sw Costa Rica and w Panama
- Tinamus major saturatus
e Panama and nw Colombia
- Tinamus major zuliensis
ne Colombia and n Venezuela
- Tinamus major latifrons
sw Colombia and w Ecuador
- Tinamus major major
e Venezuela to ne Brazil
- Tinamus major serratus
nw Brazil
- Tinamus major olivascens
Amazonian Brazil
- Tinamus major peruvianus
se Colombia to Bolivia and w Brazil
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Tinamus major
Which family does it belong to?
Tinamous (Tinamidae)
Where is it found?
Middle America & South America: Southern Mexico through Amazonia
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · avocat · CC BY
