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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.[2]

Species

The species are:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Tinamotis pentlandii puna tinamou, or Pentland's tinamou the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and Chile[3]
Tinamotis ingoufi Patagonian tinamou, or Ingouf's tinamou the savanna of southwestern Argentina and southern Chile[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Tinamidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
  3. ^ a b Clements, J. (2007)

References

  • Brands, Sheila (Aug 14, 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Tinamotis". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 12 Feb 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.
  • Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Tinamous". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 57–59. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
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