T. t. larensis (Phelps & Phelps, 1949) T. t. tao (Temminck, 1815) T. t. kleei (Tschudi, 1843) T. t. septentrionalis (Brabourne & Chubb, 1913) The grey tinamou (Tinamus tao) is a type of ground bird native to South America.

[1] This tinamou has shown the ability to utilize forests that have been cleared by logging.

Like other tinamous, the male incubates the eggs on the nest that is located in heavy brush on the ground.

After incubation, the male will also raise them for the short period of time until they are ready.

[3] This species was previously considered by the IUCN to be a Least Concern status, and has a range occurrence of 3,600,000 km2 (1,400,000 sq mi)[1] In 2012 it was uplisted to vulnerable.