Yellow-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus noctivagus(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
English (US) Yellow-legged Tinamou
The Yellow-legged Tinamou (Crypturellus noctivagus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tinamidae (Tinamous) in the order Tinamiformes.
- Scientific name
- Crypturellus noctivagus
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Yellow-legged Tinamou
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Crypturellus noctivagus zabele
- Crypturellus noctivagus noctivagus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus noctivagus
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820)
- Type locality
- Muribeca, Rio Itabapuana, Espirito Santo, Brazil.
- Original description
- Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 1 p.158 (p.160 in English ed.), note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-legged Tinamou
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Black-capped Tinamou
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Slaty-breasted Tinamou
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Choco Tinamou
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Variegated Tinamou
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Thicket Tinamou
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Rusty Tinamou
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