The Dwarf Tinamou is a small ground-dwelling bird. Reports describe it hiding in grass and sometimes staying put until nearly stepped on.
It is a small, ground-dwelling tinamou. The source does not give enough plumage detail to describe its colors or markings here.
It hides in grass and may not fly until someone is almost on top of it. In cerrado grassland, reports describe it singly or in pairs and most active early or late in the day.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.