Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

Great Tinamou (Tinamus major)
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The great tinamou is a species of tinamou ground bird native to Central and South America. There are several subspecies, mostly differentiated by their coloration. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 845 times across 10 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in South America ranged from 8°S in October to 8°N in May, about 1,700 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
North America6 April 20261 June 20268 June 20262
South America16 February 202616 February 202623 February 20261

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.