Family: Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Authority: (Chapman, 1915)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1b(iii); C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is assessed as Near Threatened because it is known from only a few sites within its small range, in which habitat is slowly, but gradually, degrading. The population is feared to be small and declining slowly as a consequence of habitat degradation and, possibly, the impact of hunting.

Population size: 1300-7800 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 18,770 km²

Country endemic: no

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