Hooded Tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus(Gray, GR, 1867)
English (US) Hooded Tinamou
The Hooded Tinamou (Nothocercus nigrocapillus) 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 nigrocapillus
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hooded Tinamou
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nothocercus nigrocapillus cadwaladeri
- Nothocercus nigrocapillus nigrocapillus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus nigrocapillus
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
- Type locality
- Chile; error, central Bolivia,
- Original description
- List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum pt5 p.98
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Tawny-breasted Tinamou
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Highland Tinamou
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Grey Tinamou
Tinamus tao
Solitary Tinamou
Tinamus solitarius
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Great Tinamou
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White-throated Tinamou
Tinamus guttatus
Cinereous Tinamou
Crypturellus cinereus
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