Ornate Tinamou
Nothoprocta ornata(Gray, GR, 1867)
English (US) Ornate Tinamou
The Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) 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
- Nothoprocta ornata
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ornate Tinamou
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Nothoprocta ornata branickii
- Nothoprocta ornata ornata
- Nothoprocta ornata rostrata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhynchotus ornatus
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
- Type locality
- Bolivia.
- Original description
- List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum pt5 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-winged Tinamou
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Taczanowski's Tinamou
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Brushland Tinamou
Nothoprocta cinerascens
Andean Tinamou
Nothoprocta pentlandii
Curve-billed Tinamou
Nothoprocta curvirostris
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Nothocercus julius
Highland Tinamou
Nothocercus bonapartei
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