Tinamus

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Tinamus
Great Tinamou, Tinamus major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Tinamiformes
Family: Tinamidae
Subfamily: Tinaminae
Genus: Tinamus
Hermann, 1783
Species

Tinamus guttatus
White-throated Tinamou
Tinamus tao
Grey Tinamou
Tinamus solitarius
Solitary Tinamou
Tinamus osgoodi
Black Tinamou
Tinamus major
Great Tinamou

Tinamus is a genus of birds in the Tinamou family. This genus comprises some of the larger members of this South American family.

The species in taxonomic order are:

Etymology

Tinamus comes from the Galibi tribe and it is what they call the Tinamous.[2]

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Clements, J (2007)
  2. Gotch, A. F. (1995)

References

  • Brands, Sheila (Aug 14, 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Tinamus". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved Feb 4, 2009. 
  • Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6 ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9. 
  • Gotch, A. F. (1995) [1979]. "Tinamous". Latin Names Explained. A Guide to the Scientific Classifications of Reptiles, Birds & Mammals. New York, NY: Facts on File. p. 182. ISBN 0-8160-3377-3. 
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