Family: Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Authority: Conover, 1949

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
Although recent records indicate that this species's range is larger than previously thought, it has been retained as Vulnerable because new observations regarding the level of hunting pressure experienced by the species, in addition to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, suggest that its population is undergoing a rapid decline.

Population size: 1900-4400 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 969,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial