The world's most endangered tinamous
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's tinamous
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus kerriae | Choco Tinamou, Chocó Tinamou | VU | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothocercus nigrocapillus | Hooded Tinamou | VU | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothoprocta taczanowskii | Taczanowski's Tinamou | VU | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothura minor | Lesser Nothura | VU | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Taoniscus nanus | Dwarf Tinamou | VU | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Tinamus osgoodi | Black Tinamou | VU | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Tinamus tao | Gray Tinamou, Grey Tinamou | VU | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus atrocapillus | Black-capped Tinamou | NT | unknown |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus duidae | Gray-legged Tinamou, Grey-legged Tinamou | NT | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus noctivagus | Yellow-legged Tinamou | NT | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus transfasciatus | Pale-browed Tinamou | NT | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Tinamus guttatus | White-throated Tinamou | NT | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Tinamus major | Great Tinamou | NT | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Tinamus solitarius | Solitary Tinamou | NT | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus bartletti | Bartlett's Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus berlepschi | Berlepsch's Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus boucardi | Slaty-breasted Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus brevirostris | Rusty Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus casiquiare | Barred Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus cinereus | Cinereous Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus cinnamomeus | Thicket Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus erythropus | Red-legged Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus obsoletus | Brown Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus parvirostris | Small-billed Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus ptaritepui | Tepui Tinamou, Tepuí Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus soui | Little Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus strigulosus | Brazilian Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus tataupa | Tataupa Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus undulatus | Undulated Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Crypturellus variegatus | Variegated Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Eudromia elegans | Elegant Crested-tinamou, Elegant Crested Tinamou, Elegant Crested-Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Eudromia formosa | Quebracho Crested-tinamou, Quebracho Crested Tinamou, Quebracho Crested-Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothocercus bonapartei | Highland Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothocercus julius | Tawny-breasted Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothoprocta cinerascens | Brushland Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothoprocta curvirostris | Curve-billed Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothoprocta ornata | Ornate Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothoprocta pentlandii | Andean Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothoprocta perdicaria | Chilean Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothura boraquira | White-bellied Nothura | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothura chacoensis | Chaco Nothura | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothura darwinii | Darwin's Nothura | LC | increasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Nothura maculosa | Spotted Nothura | LC | increasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Rhynchotus maculicollis | Huayco Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Rhynchotus rufescens | Red-winged Tinamou | LC | decreasing |
| TINAMIDAE | Tinamotis ingoufi | Patagonian Tinamou | LC | stable |
| TINAMIDAE | Tinamotis pentlandii | Puna Tinamou | LC | stable |
The full resolution version of this
birds-tinamous chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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