Great Tinamou Tinamus major
Size: 40-46 cm: male 700-1142 g, female 945-1240 g
Habitat: rain forest up to 1500 m, preferably with open understory
Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
Size: 42.5-49 cm: male 1325-1863 g, female 1430-2080 g
Habitat: Rain forest up to 1900m on the eastern slope of the Andes
White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus
Size: 32-36 cm: male 623-652 g, female female 680-800 g
Habitat: Primary rain forest up to 500m, typically terra firme forest
Little Tinamou Crypterellus soui
Size: Size: 21.5-24 cm: male c 207 g, female 174-238 g
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests. Prefers dense undergrowth, secondary forests, and over grown clearings
Variegated Tinamou Crypterellus variegates
Size: 28-31 cm: male c. 376 g, female 354-423 g
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical humid forest from 100-1300 m
Brown Tinamou Crypterellus obsoletus
Size: 25-30 cm: male 358-482 g, female 395-548 g
Habitat: Montane cloud forest from 1300-2900 m
Undulated Tinamou Crypterellus undulatus
Size: 28-32 cm: male 462-569 g, female c. 621 g
Habitat:Varzea, riverine gallery forest
Cinereous Tinamou Crypterellus cinereus
Size: 29-32 cm: male c. 435 g, female 549-602 g
Habitat: tropical rainforest, varzea forest and second growth forests. Prefers dense understory
Pale-browed Tinamou Crypterellus transfasciatus
Size: 27-29 cm
Habitat: Humid tropical deciduous forest on the west slope of the Andes
Bartlett's Tinamou Crypterellus bartletti
Size: 25-28 cm
Habitat: Humid tropical forest
Tataupa Tinamou Crypterellus tataupa
Size: 24.5- 26.5 cm: male 169-229g, female 189-298 g
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forest from humid to moist
Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocerus julius
Size: 35-41 cm
Habitat: Rainforest and cloud forest from 1700-3250 m
Red-legged Tinamou Crypterellus erythropus
Size: 27.5-31.5 cm: male c. 485 g
Habitat: Dry to moist deciduous forest, open woodland, thorn scrub, grassland scrub
Black-capped Tinamou Crypterellus atrocapillus
Size: 28-31 cm
Habitat: Deciduous tropical forest and varzea forest
Highland Tinamou Nothocerus bonapartei
Size: 35-41 cm, 850-1000 g
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical rainforest from 500 m to 2500 m depending upon climatic conditions. Prefers dense vegetation
Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii
Size: 25.5-30 g: 260-325 g
Habitat: semi-arid shrub-steppe from 1500-4000 m
Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
Size: 26-29.5 cm
Habitat: Puna and Paramo from 2800-3700 m
Illustrations from Davies, S.J.J.F. 2002. Ratities and Tinamous. Oxford University Press
