Highland Tinamou
Nothocercus bonapartei(Gray, GR, 1867)
English (US) Highland Tinamou
The Highland Tinamou (Nothocercus bonapartei) 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
- Nothocercus bonapartei
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Highland Tinamou
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Nothocercus bonapartei frantzii
- Nothocercus bonapartei bonapartei
- Nothocercus bonapartei intercedens
- Nothocercus bonapartei discrepans
- Nothocercus bonapartei plumbeiceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus Bonapartei
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
- Type locality
- valley of Aragua, Venezuela.
- Original description
- List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum pt5 p.97
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Andean Tinamou
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Curve-billed Tinamou
Nothoprocta curvirostris
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Nothocercus julius
Hooded Tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus
Grey Tinamou
Tinamus tao
Solitary Tinamou
Tinamus solitarius
Black Tinamou
Tinamus osgoodi
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
White-throated Tinamou
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