Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, heavily degraded former forest. From 1,300 - 2,900 m.
Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) [XC337076]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica de Santa L\u00facia, Santa Teresa, Esp\u00edrito Santo, Brazil (song)
Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus) [XC414933]
by Caio Brito from Foz do Igua\u00e7u, Foz do Igua\u00e7u, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Subspecies traylori may be distinct species.
The following 9 subspecies are recognised:
castaneus (Sclater, PL, 1858) - East-central Colombia to eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.
ochraceiventris (Stolzmann, 1926) - Central Peru.
traylori Blake, 1961 - South-eastern Peru.
punensis (Chubb, C, 1918) - South-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia.