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Tinamotis

Genus of birds


Summary

Genus of birds

Tinamotis pentlandii Puna tinamou

Tinamotis ingoufi Patagonian tinamou

*** Tinamotis *** is a genus of birds in the tinamou family.

Taxonomy

All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.

Species

The species are:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
[[File:Tinamotis pentlandii.tif120px]]Tinamotis pentlandiipuna tinamou, or Pentland's tinamouthe Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and Chile
[[File:Tinamotis ingoufi.JPG120px]]Tinamotis ingoufiPatagonian tinamou, or Ingouf's tinamouthe savanna of southwestern Argentina and southern Chile

Footnotes

References

References

  1. . ["Tinamidae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=1). *The Trust for Avian Systematics*.
  2. Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
  3. Clements, J. (2007)
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