The Grey-legged Tinamou is recorded in southern Colombia and western Venezuela. A species account places it in very humid lowland rainforest and along forest edges. Its behaviour is poorly known.
In the account's description of adults, the male is rufous from head to breast except for a white throat. The female has more conspicuous barring on the upperparts.
The species account places the bird in very humid lowland rainforest and at forest edges. It says that behaviour is poorly known and gives no detailed foraging account.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.