This Tinamou is a member of the Tinamidae Family of the Tinamiformes Order. To hear their sounds – Click Here.

The Hooded Tinamou is found in montane moist forest up to 1,550–3,000 m (5,090–9,800 ft) altitude. This species is native to the Andes in Bolivia and Peru.

Hooded Tinamou is light brown above and narrowly freckled with black in color. It is paler below with dusky bars, belly pale-spotted, and averages 33 cm (13 in) long.

Like other Tinamous, the Hooded’s eats fruit off the ground or low-lying bushes. They also eat small amounts of invertebrates, flower buds, tender leaves, seeds, and roots. The male incubates the eggs which may come from as many as 4 different females, and then will raise them until they are ready to be on their own, usually 2–3 weeks. The nest is located on the ground in dense brush or between raised root buttresses.

Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) by Keith Blomerley