Tinamus
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Tinamus is a genus of birds in the tinamou family Tinamidae. This genus comprises some of the larger members of this South American family.
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Tinamus | |
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Great tinamou (Tinamus major) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | Tinamiformes |
Family: | Tinamidae |
Subfamily: | Tinaminae |
Genus: | Tinamus Hermann, 1783 |
Type species | |
Tetrao major[1] Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
Species | |
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