List of Tinamiformes by population

This is a list of Tinamiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is not comprehensive, as not all Tinamiformes have had their numbers quantified.

Species by global population

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Choco tinamouCrypturellus kerriae1,300-7,800[1]NT[1]Decrease[1]
Taczanowski's tinamouNothoprocta taczanowskii1,500-7,000[2]VU[2]Decrease[2]
Black tinamouTinamus osgoodi1,900-4,400[3]VU[3]Decrease[3]Preliminary estimate.[3]
Dwarf tinamouTaoniscus nanus2,500-9,999[4]EN[4]Decrease[4]
Lesser nothuraNothura minor2,500-9,999[5]VU[5]Decrease[5]
Yellow-legged tinamou Crypturellus noctivagus 10,000-19,999[6] NT[6] Decrease[6]
Slaty-breasted tinamouCrypturellus boucardi20,000-49,999[7]VU[7]Decrease[7]
Solitary tinamou Tinamus solitarius 50,000-200,000[8] NT[8] Decrease[8]
Highland tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei 50,000-500,000[9] LC[9] Decrease[9]
Black-capped tinamou Crypturellus atrocapillus 80,000-300,000[10] LC[10] Decrease[10]
Grey tinamou Tinamus tao 100,000-499,999[11] VU[11] Decrease[11]
Hooded tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus 100,000-499,999[12] LC[12] Decrease[12]
Grey-legged tinamou Crypturellus duidae 100,000-499,999[13] LC[13] Decrease
White-throated tinamou Tinamus guttatus 200,000-500,000[14] NT[14] Decrease[14]
Thicket tinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus500,000-4,999,999[15]LC[15]Decrease[15]
Little tinamouCrypturellus soui500,000-5,000,000[16]LC[16]Decrease[16]
Great tinamouTinamus major5,000,000-49,999,999[17]LC[17]Decrease[17]


See also

References

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  9. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2022). "Nothocercus bonapartei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22678154A136870403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22678154A136870403.en. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
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  13. 1 2 BirdLife International (2020). "Crypturellus duidae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T22678213A179777501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22678213A179777501.en. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
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  15. 1 2 3 BirdLife International. (2022). "Crypturellus cinnamomeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22678179A217035502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T22678179A217035502.en. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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