Tinamus

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]

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