Tinamus

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

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

The species in taxonomic order are:

Etymology

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

Footnotes

  1. 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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