The Little Tinamou is a small bird of the ground in humid tropical lowland forest. It is rarely seen and usually runs for cover rather than flying when disturbed.
Its plumage is dark brown overall, with a grayer head and a whitish throat. The tail is barely visible.
It favors forest edges and dense secondary growth in humid tropical lowlands. When disturbed, it runs rather than flies, and its quavering whistles are often heard early and late in the day.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.