page_title: Tinamou
section_title: Species in taxonomic order
hierarchical_section_title: Tinamou / Taxonomy and systematics / Species in taxonomic order
caption_attribution_description: Crypturellus cinereus in/em/en Brasil Português: Inhambu-pixuna Photo by Raul Travassos
context_page_description: Tinamous form an order of birds, comprising a single family with two distinct subfamilies, containing 46 species found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The word "tinamou" comes from the Galibi term for these birds, tinamu. Tinamous have traditionally been regarded as the sister group of the flightless ratites, but recent work places them well within the ratite radiation, implying basal ratites could fly. Tinamous first appear in the fossil record in the Miocene epoch. They are generally sedentary, ground-dwelling and, though not flightless, when possible avoid flight in favour of hiding or running away from danger. They are found in a variety of habitats, ranging from semi-arid alpine grasslands to tropical rainforests. The two subfamilies are broadly divided by habitat, with the Nothurinae referred to as steppe or open country tinamous, and the Tinaminae known as forest tinamous.
  Although some species are quite common, tinamous are shy and secretive birds. They are active during the day, retiring to roosts at night. They generally have cryptic plumage, with males and females similar in appearance, though the females are usually larger.
context_section_description: Conservation status key:
  VU – vulnerable
  NT – near threatened
  LC – least concern
  Order Tinamiformes Huxley 1872 [Crypturi Goodchild 1891; Dromaeomorphae Huxley 1867]
  Family Tinamidae
  Genus †Querandiornis Rusconi 1958
  †Querandiornis romani Rusconi 1958
  Subfamily Tinaminae
  Genus Crypturellus
  †Crypturellus reai Chandler 2012
  Barred tinamou, Crypturellus casiquiare – LC
  Bartlett's tinamou, Crypturellus bartletti – LC
  Berlepsch's tinamou, Crypturellus berlepschi – LC
  Black-capped tinamou, Crypturellus atrocapillus – NT
  Brazilian tinamou, Crypturellus strigulosus – LC
  Brown tinamou, Crypturellus obsoletus – LC
  Choco tinamou, Crypturellus kerriae – VU
  Cinereous tinamou, Crypturellus cinereus – LC
  Grey-legged tinamou, Crypturellus duidae – NT
  Little tinamou, Crypturellus soui – LC
  Pale-browed tinamou, Crypturellus transfasciatus – NT
  Red-legged tinamou, Crypturellus erythropus – LC
  Colombian tinamou, C. (e.) columbianus (taxonomic status presently unclear) SACC in 2006 did not approve the split, BLI followed suit.
  Magdalena tinamou, C. (e.) saltuarius (taxonomic status presently unclear) SACC in 2006 did not approve the split, BLI followed suit.
  Santa Marta tinamou, C. (e.) idoneus (taxonomic status presently unclear) SACC in 2006 did not approve the split, BLI followed suit.
  Rusty tinamou, Crypturellus brevirostris, also known as short-billed tinamou – LC
  Slaty-breasted tinamou, Crypturellus boucardi, also known as Boucard's tinamou – LC
  Small-billed tinamou, Crypturellus parvirostris – LC
  Tataupa tinamou, Crypturellus tataupa – LC
  Tepui tinamou, Crypturellus ptaritepui – LC
  Thicket tinamou, Crypturellus cinnamomeus – LC
  Undulated tinamou, Crypturellus undulatus – LC
  Variegated tinamou, Crypturellus variegatus – LC
  Yellow-legged tinamou, Crypturellus noctivagus – NT
  Genus Nothocercus
  Highland tinamou, Nothocercus bonapartei – LC
  Hooded tinamou, Nothocercus nigrocapillus – VU
  Tawny-breasted tinamou, Nothocercus julius – LC
  Genus Tinamus
  Black tinamou, Tinamus osgoodi – VU
  Great tinamou, Tinamus major – NT
  Grey tinamou, Tinamus tao – VU
  Solitary tinamou, Tinamus solitarius – NT
  White-throated tinamou, Tinamus guttatus – NT
  Subfamily Nothurinae
  Genus Eudromia
  †Eudromia intermedia (Rovereto 1914) [Tinamisornis intermedius Rovereto 1914 non Dabbene & Lillo 1913; Roveretornis intermedius (Rovereto 1914) Brodkorb 1961]
  †Eudromia olsoni Tambussi & Tonni 1985 [Tinamisornis intermedius Dabbene & Lillo 1913 non Rovereto 1914; Eudromia elegans intermedia (Dabbene & Lillo 1913)]
  Elegant crested tinamou, Eudromia elegans – LC
  Quebracho crested tinamou, Eudromia formosa – LC
  Genus Nothoprocta
  Andean tinamou, Nothoprocta pentlandii – LC
  Brushland tinamou, Nothoprocta cinerascens – LC
  Chilean tinamou, Nothoprocta perdicaria – LC
  Curve-billed tinamou, Nothoprocta curvirostris – LC
  Ornate tinamou, Nothoprocta ornata – LC
  Taczanowski's tinamou, Nothoprocta taczanowskii – VU
  Genus Nothura
  Chaco nothura, Nothura chacoensis – LC
  Darwin's nothura, Nothura darwinii – LC
  Lesser nothura, Nothura minor – VU
  †Nothura paludosa Mercerat 1897
  †Nothura parvula (Rovereto) Tambussi 1989 [Tinamisornis parvulus Rovereto; Cayetanornis parvulus (Rovereto) Brodkorb 1963]
  Spotted nothura, Nothura maculosa – LC
  White-bellied nothura, Nothura boraquira – LC
  Genus Rhynchotus
  Huayco tinamou,  Rhynchotus maculicollis – LC
  Red-winged tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens – LC
  Genus Taoniscus
  Dwarf tinamou, Taoniscus nanus, also known as least tinamou – VU
  Genus Tinamotis
  Patagonian tinamou, Tinamotis ingoufi, also known as Ingouf's tinamou – LC
  Puna tinamou, Tinamotis pentlandii, also known as Pentland's tinamou – LC
caption: Cinereous tinamou
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