 The undulated tinamou occurs at altitudes of up to .It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats, ranging from dense, humid Amazonian forests, to dry, relatively open savanna-woodland.Although most of the range of the undulated tinamou is in the Amazon Basin, significant parts are in drier habitats such as the Cerrado (most of the range of "C. u. vermiculatus" is in the Cerrado region).