Rhynchotus
Rhynchotus is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises two members of this South American family.
| Rhynchotus | |
|---|---|
| Red-winged tinamou, Rhynchotus rufescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Nothurinae |
| Genus: | Rhynchotus Spix, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Tinamus rufescens[1] Temminck, 1815 | |
| Species | |
|
Rhynchotus rufescens | |
Taxonomy
Tinamous have evolved from ratites and are the only extant ratites that fly, and are the closest to the ancestral flying ratites.[2]
Species
The species are:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| red-winged tinamou
|
Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815) |
Northern and central Argentina, Brazil, except the western portion, Paraguay, Colombia, and southeastern Peru,[3] and possibly in Uruguay[2] |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| huayco tinamou
|
Rhynchotus maculicollis G.R. Gray, 1867 |
Andes of northwestern Argentina and Bolivia.[3] |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Footnotes
- "Tinamidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
- Clements, J. (2007)
References
- Brands, Sheila (Aug 14, 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Rhynchotus". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved Feb 9, 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, 64. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
- ITIS
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