Category: Tinamidae

Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans)

[order] TINAMIFORMES | [family] Tinamidae | [latin] Eudromia elegans | [authority] Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832 | [UK] Elegant Crested Tinamou | [FR] Tinamou elegant | [DE] Perl-Steisshuhn | [ES] Martineta Comun | [NL] Kuiftinamoe Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors […]

Grey-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus duidae)

[order] TINAMIFORMES | [family] Tinamidae | [latin] Crypturellus duidae | [authority] Zimmer, 1938 | [UK] Grey-legged Tinamou | [FR] Tinamou de Zimmer | [DE] Graufuss-Tinamu | [ES] Tinamu Patigris | [NL] Grijspoottinamoe Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Crypturellus duidae SA Venezuela, Colombia Genus The tinamous of the genus Crypturellus are usually notoriously difficult to […]

Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus)

[order] TINAMIFORMES | [family] Tinamidae | [latin] Nothocercus nigrocapillus | [authority] G. R. Gray, 1867 | [UK] Hooded Tinamou | [FR] Tinamou a capuchon | [DE] Kapuzentinamu | [ES] Tinamu Cabecinegro | [NL] Zwartkaptinamoe Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying […]

Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria)

[order] TINAMIFORMES | [family] Tinamidae | [latin] Nothoprocta perdicaria | [authority] Kittlitz, 1830 | [UK] Chilean Tinamou | [FR] Tinamou perdrix | [DE] Chile-Steisshuhn | [ES] Tinamu Chileno | [NL] Chileense Tinamoe Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors of […]

Choco Tinamou (Crypturellus kerriae)

[order] TINAMIFORMES | [family] Tinamidae | [latin] Crypturellus kerriae | [authority] Chapman, 1915 | [UK] Choco Tinamou | [FR] Tinamou de Kerr | [DE] Kerrtinamu | [ES] Tinamu del Choco | [NL] Choco-tinamoe Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Crypturellus kerriae LA Panama, Colombia Genus The tinamous of the genus Crypturellus are usually notoriously difficult […]

Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus)

[order] TINAMIFORMES | [family] Tinamidae | [latin] Crypturellus cinereus | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Cinereous Tinamou | [FR] Tinamou cendre | [DE] Grautinamu | [ES] Tinamu Tizon | [NL] Grauwe Tinamoe Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Crypturellus cinereus SA Amazonia Genus The tinamous of the genus Crypturellus are usually notoriously difficult to see. […]