Joao Burini / Solitary tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) egg, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Doug Wechsler / Gray tinamou (Tinamus tao) Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Great Tinamou (Tinamus major), Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Alex Hyde / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) on nest on rainforest floor, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, South America.

David Tipling / Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) portrait, Panama.

Gabriel Rojo / Solitary tinamou {Tinamus solitarius} South America, captive

Gabriel Rojo / Solitary tinamou {Tinamus solitarius} South America, captive

Roland Seitre / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) egg clutch held in a keeper's hands, Cracid Breeding Conservation Center, Zutendaal, Belgium. Captive.

Roland Seitre / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) in between vegetation, Jacobo Lacs breeding facilities, Colon, Panama. Captive.

Roland Seitre / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) in between vegetation, Jacobo Lacs breeding facilities, Colon, Panama. Captive.

Roland Seitre / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) chick walking through vegetation, Jacobo Lacs breeding facilities, Colon, Panama. Captive.

Roland Seitre / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) crouched in water pond, Zoo Ave, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Captive.

Laurie Hedges / Great tinamou (Tinamus major) in rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica.