Dwarf Tinamou

Taoniscus nanus

The Dwarf Tinamou (Taoniscus nanus) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Taoniscus nanus
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Dwarf Tinamou lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🌰 Seeds & nuts50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 43 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and seeds.

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Recorded by Lia Nahomi Kajiki (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC862513. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Dwarf Tinamou

Where does the Dwarf Tinamou live?

The Dwarf Tinamou lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Dwarf Tinamou eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), seeds and nuts (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Dwarf Tinamou endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from South America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.