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Tinamidae (tinamou)
Taxonomy
Tinamidae was named by Gray (1840). It is extant.
It was assigned to Struthioniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Tinamiformes by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988), Mlikovsky (2002), Livezey and Zusi (2007), Chandler (2012), Clements et al. (2017) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Struthioniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Tinamiformes by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988), Mlikovsky (2002), Livezey and Zusi (2007), Chandler (2012), Clements et al. (2017) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1840 | Tinamidae Gray |
| 1933 | Tinamidae Lambrecht p. 223 |
| 1988 | Tinamidae Carroll |
| 2002 | Tinamidae Mlikovsky p. 73 |
| 2007 | Tinamidae Livezey and Zusi p. 89 |
| 2012 | Tinamidae Chandler |
| 2014 | Tinamidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Tinamidae Clements et al. |
| 2023 | Tinamidae Tambussi et al. p. 265 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Tinamidae Gray 1840 [tinamou]
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G. Crypturellus Brabourne and Chubb 1914
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Crypturellus atrocapillus Tschudi 1844 [Black-capped tinamou]
Crypturellus bartletti Sclater and Salvin 1873 [Bartlett's tinamou]
Crypturellus berlepschi Rothschild 1897 [Berlepsch's tinamou]
Crypturellus boucardi Sclater 1859 [Slaty-breasted tinamou]
Crypturellus brevirostris Pelzeln 1863 [Rusty tinamou]
Crypturellus casiquiare Chapman 1929 [Barred tinamou]
Crypturellus cinereus Gmelin 1789 [Cinereous tinamou]
Crypturellus cinnamomeus Lesson 1842 [Eastern thicket tinamou]
Crypturellus duidae Zimmer 1938 [Grey-legged tinamou]
Crypturellus erythropus Pelzeln 1863 [Red-legged tinamou]
Crypturellus kerriae Chapman 1915 [Choco tinamou]
Crypturellus noctivagus Wied 1820 [Yellow-legged tinamou]
Crypturellus obsoletus Temminck 1815 [Brown tinamou]
Crypturellus occidentalis Salvadori 1985 [Western thicket tinamou]
Crypturellus parvirostris Wagler 1827 [Small-billed tinamou]
Crypturellus ptaritepui Zimmer and Phelps 1945 [Tepui tinamou]
†Crypturellus reai Chandler 2012
Crypturellus soui Hermann 1783 [Little tinamou]
Crypturellus strigulosus Temminck 1815 [Brazilian tinamou]
Crypturellus tataupa Temminck 1815 [tataupa tinamou]
Crypturellus transfasciatus Sclater and Salvin 1878 [pale-browed tinamou]
Crypturellus undulatus Temminck 1815 [Undulated tinamou]
Crypturellus variegatus Gmelin 1789 [Variegated tinamou]
G. Eudromia Geoffroy 1832
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Eudromia elegans Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1832 [Elegant crested tinamou]
Eudromia formosa Lillo 1905 [Quebracho crested tinamou]
†Eudromia olsoni Tambussi and Tonni 1985
G. Nothocercus Bonaparte 1856
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Nothocercus bonapartei Gray 1867 [Highland tinamou]
Nothocercus julius Bonaparte 1854 [Tawny-breasted tinamou]
Nothocercus nigrocapillus Gray 1867 [Hooded tinamou]
G. Nothoprocta Sclater and Salvin 1873
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Nothoprocta cinerascens Burmeister 1860 [Brushland tinamou]
Nothoprocta curvirostris Sclater and Salvin 1873 [Curve-billed tinamou]
Nothoprocta ornata Gray 1867 [Ornate tinamou]
Nothoprocta pentlandii Gray 1867 [Andean tinamou]
Nothoprocta perdicaria Kittlitz 1830 [Chilean tinamou]
Nothoprocta taczanowskii Sclater and Salvin 1875 [Taczanowski's tinamou]
G. Nothura Wagler 1827
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Nothura boraquira Spix 1825 [White-bellied nothura]
Nothura chacoensis Conover 1937 [Chaco nothura]
Nothura darwinii Gray 1867 [Darwin's nothura]
Nothura maculosa Temminck 1815 [Spotted nothura]
Nothura minor Spix 1825 [Lesser nothura]
†Nothura parvulus Rovereto 1914
Invalid names: Nothura paludosa Mercerat 1897 [nomen dubium]
G. Rhynchotus Spix 1825
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Rhynchotus maculicollis Gray 1867 [Huayco tinamou]
Rhynchotus rufescens Temminck 1815 [Red-winged tinamou]
G. †Roveretornis Brodkorb 1961 [tinamou]
G. †Tinamisornis Rovereto 1914
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†Tinamisornis intermedius Rovereto 1914 [tinamou]
†Tinamisornis parvulus Rovereto 1914 [tinamou]
G. Tinamotis Vigors 1837
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Tinamotis ingoufi Oustalet 1890 [Patagonian tinamou]
Tinamotis pentlandii Vigors 1837 [Puna tinamou]
G. Tinamus Herrmann 1783
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Tinamus guttatus Pelzeln 1863 [White-throated tinamou]
Tinamus major Gmelin 1789 [Great tinamou]
Tinamus osgoodi Conover 1949 [Black tinamou]
Tinamus solitarius Vieillot 1819 [Solitary tinamou]
Tinamus tao Temminck 1815 [Grey tinamou]
Invalid names: Crypturus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Holocene or 17.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma
Collections (21 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Santacrucian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Crypturellus reai (207030) Tinamidae gen (27313) Tinamidae indet. (210787) | |
| Huayquerian | Argentina (La Pampa) | Eudromia sp., Nothura sp. (87198) Nothura sp. (140925 151500) | |
| Messinian | Argentina (La Pampa) | Eudromia sp. (141939) Nothura sp. (140932) | |
| Montehermosan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Eudromia elegans (152081 152085) Nothura parvula, Eudromia olsoni, Eudromia elegans (198863) Tinamisornis parvulus, Tinamisornis intermedius (13503) | |
| Lujanian | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Eudromia sp., Nothura sp. (202096) Nothura sp. (140805) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Nothura darwini (63335) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Chile (O'Higgins) | Nothoprocta perdicaria (71280) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru | Crypturellus transfasciatus (71346) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Eudromia sp. (71338) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Eudromia sp. (191127) | |
| Holocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Tinamidae indet., Nothura darwini (63338) | |
| Holocene | Bolivia (Chuquisaca) | Crypturus tataupa, Rhynchotus sp. (70705) |