Elegant Crested Tinamou
Eudromia elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderTinamiformes (Tinamous)
- FamilyTinamidae (Tinamous)
- GenusEudromia
- SpeciesEudromia elegans (Elegant Crested Tinamou)
The elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou (Eudromia elegans) is a medium-sized tinamou that can be found in southern Chile and Argentina in Shrubland. The bird has an omnivorous diet. This species is terrestrial due to their poor flying ability. Wikipedia →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Crested Tinamou sighting in Península Valdés, based on 223 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Elegant Crested Tinamou in Península Valdés?
About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Crested Tinamou sighting in Península Valdés, based on 223 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Elegant Crested Tinamou in Península Valdés?
October has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Crested Tinamou in Península Valdés in our monthly data.