Table 1.
Relative body mass in all tinamou species recorded to date. Altitudinal and latitudinal distribution for each species were obtained from BirdLife International and NatureServe (2014) Bird Species Distribution Maps of the World. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-2. (http://maps.iucnredlist.org/index.html).
| Species | Common name | Body mass (g) | %VM:BM | Altitudinal distribution | Latitudinal distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subfamily Tinaminae (forest dwelling tinamous) | |||||
| Nothocercus bonapartei | Highland Tinamou | 885.2 | 0.1941 | 500–2500 m | 11°02’N – 05°21’S |
| Tinamus major | Great Tinamou | 1169.4 | 0.1471 | 0–1500 m | 18°55’N – 18°04’S |
| 1140.0 | 0.1725 | ||||
| Crypturellus soui | Little Tinamou | 233.0 | 0.1941 | 0–2000 m | 19°07’N – 22°30’S |
| Crypturellus undulatus | Undulated Tinamou | 537.5 | 0.1875 | 0–900 m | 08°24’N – 27°47’S |
| Crypturellus parvirostris | Small-billed Tinamou | 136.8 | 0.3414 | 0–1200 m | 00°23’S – 28°36’S |
| Crypturellus tataupa | Tataupa Tinamou | 275.0 | 0.1925 | 0–1400 m | 02°20’S – 31°35’S |
| Subfamily Rhynchotinae (open fields dwelling tinamous) | |||||
| Rhynchotus rufescens | Red-winged Tinamou | 821.7 | 0.1983 | 0–2500 m | 03°26’S – 41°10’S |
| 796.6 | 0.1905 | ||||
| Nothoprocta ornata | Ornate Tinamou | 505.0 | 0.2354 | 2500–4800 m | 07°40’S – 30°00’S |
| 500.0 | 0.2245 | ||||
| Nothoprocta perdicaria | Chilean Tinamou | 395.5 | 0.2844 | 400–2000 m | 28°24’S – 41°46’S |
| Nothoprocta pentlandii | Andean Tinamou | 258.0 | 0.2985 | 1500–4000 m | 02°50’S – 36°54’S |
| Nothura boraquira | White-bellied Nothura | 310.0 | 0.1785 | 0–500 m | 03°12’S – 22°43’S |
| Nothura darwinii | Darwin’s Nothura | 251.4 | 0.2804 | 1000–4300 m | 09°24’S – 44°29’S |
| 197.0 | 0.3215 | ||||
| Nothura maculosa | Spotted Nothura | 275.0 | 0.2652 | 0–2300 m | 05°06’S – 44°18’S |
1From Hartman, F.A., 1961. Locomotor mechanisms of birds. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 143, 1–91.
2From Dorst, J., 1972. Poids relatif du coeur chez quelques oiseaux des hautes Andes du Perou. L’oiseau et la revue française d’ornithologie 42, 66–73.
3From De La Riboisiere, J., 1910. Recherches organométriques en fonction du régime alimentaire sur les oiseaux, Faculté des Sciences. Université de Paris, Paris.
4Own data from fresh specimens.
5Own data from specimens preserved in ethanol.