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Thicket Tinamou (Crypturellus cinnamomeus) Tinamous (Tinamidae)
dk: Krattinamu es: Tinamú Canelo
Hide text 2020-10-16 The only tinamou in Jalisco.
	3057 (6 photos) 2019-06-07 Rancho Primavera, El Tuito, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico Subspecies: occidentalis Finally seen! Only tinamou in the area, and characteristic with the barred rear part. You hear it every day in the breeding season (not so much in the winter time), but it is difficult to spot. You have to walk up the slopes, but still then is it often impossible because the vegetation is too dense. Sometimes you can stand a few meters from the bird without getting a glimpse of it. But at this time of the year the chances are much better, because the vegetation is so dry that there is practically no understory for the birds to hide in. Unfortunately I had company by Bonnies two big dogs (invited them myself), and that resulted in this tinamou to take off too quickly, only allowing me to get photograph the rear part of the bird. Enough for an id, but it would have been nice to get the whole bird in the frame. Saw it well, though, before the Great Dane, started to move around.
	3061 (4 photos) 2019-06-07 Rancho Primavera, El Tuito, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico Subspecies: occidentalis An educated guess is that it is a male, since it has limited barring at the rear end; females are supposed to be more heavily barred. My second seen bird on the ranch and on this day! ( see also 3057). This one showed better, even though, it continued to stay hidden. Several were calling around us, and there was no effect to see on the bird, when I tried to playback it to get closer. It's the only tinamou in the area, but I guess you could mistake it for a White-tipped Dove if not seen well. The dove is very common in the area, and also moves slowy around on the forest floor creating that leaf-scrapping sound. I saw this one on the ridge just outside the ranch property, leaving through the blue gate at the back end behind the rental houses (cabins)