Species profile
Hooded Tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SA. Breeding subregions are Peru and Bolivia.
- Scientific name
- Nothocercus nigrocapillus
- Family
- Tinamidae
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Genus
- Nothocercus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Hooded Tinamou in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Tinamidae
- Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii)
- Barred Tinamou (Crypturellus casiquiare)
- Bartlett's Tinamou (Crypturellus bartletti)
- Berlepsch's Tinamou (Crypturellus berlepschi)
- Black Tinamou (Tinamus osgoodi)
- Black-capped Tinamou (Crypturellus atrocapillus)
- Brazilian Tinamou (Crypturellus strigulosus)
- Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus)