IUCN Red List Criteria
| Near Threatened (criteria nearly met) |
A2cd+3cd+4cd |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Near Threatened |
| 2008 |
Near Threatened |
| 2004 |
Near Threatened |
| 2000 |
Lower Risk/Near Threatened |
| 1994 |
Lower Risk/Near Threatened |
| 1988 |
Threatened |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
High |
| Land mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
990,000 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
|
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
Unknown |
not applicable |
Not Applicable |
0 |
| Population trend |
Decreasing |
poor |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
6.8 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon' (Stotz et al. 1996). |
|
Trend justification: A moderately rapid and on-going population decline is suspected, owing to rates of habitat loss and hunting pressure. |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Argentina |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Brazil |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Paraguay |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Argentina |
Alta cuenca del arroyo Alegría |
 |
| Argentina |
Alta cuenca del arroyo Piray Guazú |
|
| Argentina |
Cerro Mártires y Barra Santa María |
|
| Argentina |
Corredor Urugua-í Foerster |
|
| Argentina |
Montecarlo |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Nacional Iguazú y alrededores |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Provincial Guardaparque Horacio Foerster |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Provincial Piñalito y alrededores |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Provincial Salto Encantado del Valle del Cuñá-Pirú y alrededores |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Provincial Urugua-í |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Provincial Uruzú y Reserva Forestal San Jorge |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva de la Biósfera Yabotí |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva Privada Yaguaroundí |
|
| Argentina |
San Antonio |
|
| Argentina |
Sierra Morena |
|
| Brazil |
Alto Cariri |
|
| Brazil |
Área de Proteção Ambiental de Guaratuba |
|
| Brazil |
Cafundó e Bananal do Norte |
|
| Brazil |
Campos Gerais do Paraná |
|
| Brazil |
Caratinga |
|
| Brazil |
Corredor do Iguaçu |
|
| Brazil |
Estação Ecológica de Juréia-Itatins |
|
| Brazil |
Guaraqueçaba / Jacupiranga / Cananéia |
|
| Brazil |
Igarassu |
|
| Brazil |
Ilha Grande |
|
| Brazil |
Ilhabela State Park (Parque Estadual de Ilhabela IBA) |
|
| Brazil |
Ilhas Comprida e Cananéia |
|
| Brazil |
Maciço Florestal de Paranapiacaba |
|
| Brazil |
Murici |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar (entre Caraguatatuba e Picinguaba) |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar (entre Santos e São Sebastião) |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Estadual das Lauráceas e Entorno |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Estadual do Rio Doce |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Estadual do Rio Guarani |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Estadual do Turvo |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Nacional de Itatiaia |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Nacional do Iguaçu |
|
| Brazil |
Região de Blumenau |
|
| Brazil |
Região dos Aparados da Serra |
|
| Brazil |
Reserva Biológica de Duas Bocas |
|
| Brazil |
Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada |
|
| Brazil |
Salto do Piraí |
|
| Brazil |
Santa Teresa |
|
| Brazil |
Serra da Bocaina / Paraty / Angra dos Reis |
|
| Brazil |
Serra da Cantareira |
|
| Brazil |
Serra do Marumbi |
|
| Brazil |
Serra do Tabuleiro State Park (Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro IBA) |
|
| Brazil |
Serra do Tinguá |
|
| Brazil |
Serras das Lontras e do Javi |
|
| Brazil |
Sooretama / Linhares |
|
| Brazil |
Una |
|
| Paraguay |
Arroyo Blanco |
|
| Paraguay |
Bosque Mbaracayú |
|
| Paraguay |
Cerro Guazú |
|
| Paraguay |
Estancia Itabó |
|
| Paraguay |
Estancia Muxfeldt |
|
| Paraguay |
Ka'aguy Rory |
|
| Paraguay |
Limoy |
|
| Paraguay |
Morombi |
|
| Paraguay |
Parque Nacional Caazapá |
|
| Paraguay |
Parque Nacional San Rafael |
|
| Paraguay |
Paso Curuzú |
|
| Paraguay |
Reserva Itabó - Itaipú |
|
| Paraguay |
Serranías de San Joaquín |
|
| Paraguay |
Tapyta |
|
| Paraguay |
Ybyturuzú |
|
| Paraguay |
Ypané Medio |
|
| Paraguay |
Ypeti |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
major |
resident |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane |
major |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 1200 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Residential & commercial development |
Commercial & industrial areas |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Residential & commercial development |
Housing & urban areas |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Agro-industry farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Transportation & service corridors |
Roads & railroads |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Past, Likely to Return |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Past Impact |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (large scale) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals / Intentional use (species is the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
Utilisation
| Purpose |
Primary form used |
Life stage used |
Source |
Scale |
Level |
Timing |
| Food (human) |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
| Pets |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
International |
Trivial |
Historical |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Tinamus solitarius. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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