Tinamous
Tinamidae
Summary 2
Tinamous form an order (Tinamiformes) comprising a single family, with two distinct subfamilies, containing 47 species of birds found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The word "tinamou" comes from the Galibi term for these birds, tinamu. One of the most ancient living groups of bird, they are most closely related to the flightless ratites and first appear in the fossil record in the Miocene epoch. They are generally sedentary, ground dwelling and, though not...
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