Dwarf tinamou
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The dwarf tinamou (Taoniscus nanus), also known as the least tinamou, is a small, superficially partridge-like bird with short tail and wings, found only in Brazil. This tinamou is the only member of the genus Taoniscus and it is considered an endangered species.[1]
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Dwarf tinamou | |
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In upright "alert" posture | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | Tinamiformes |
Family: | Tinamidae |
Genus: | Taoniscus Gloger, 1842 |
Species: | T. nanus |
Binomial name | |
Taoniscus nanus | |
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