NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Yellow-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus noctivagus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-legged tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) is a species of tinamou found in wooded and shrubby habitats in tropical and subtropical eastern Brazil. This superficially quail-like bird has a grey-brown plumage and two easily separated subspecies. It has declined due to human activities, and is therefore listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-legged tinamou; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:51:23.143143+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crypturellus noctivagus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
- Name authority
- (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
- Common name
- Yellow-legged Tinamou
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- Family
- Tinamidae
- Genus
- Crypturellus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderTinamiformes
- familyTinamidae
- genusCrypturellus Brabourne & C. Chubb, 1914
- speciesCrypturellus noctivagus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Crypturellus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-capped TinamouCrypturellus atrocapillus (Tschudi, 1844) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thicket TinamouCrypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-legged TinamouCrypturellus duidae J. T. Zimmer, 1938 | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-legged TinamouCrypturellus erythropus (Pelzeln, 1863) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Choco TinamouCrypturellus kerriae (Chapman, 1915) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown TinamouCrypturellus obsoletus (Temminck, 1815) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Small-billed TinamouCrypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little TinamouCrypturellus soui (Hermann, 1783) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brazilian TinamouCrypturellus strigulosus (Temminck, 1815) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Undulated TinamouCrypturellus undulatus (Temminck, 1815) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Variegated TinamouCrypturellus variegatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | TinamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174415 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:323MQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.