Andean Tinamou
Nothoprocta pentlandii(Gray, GR, 1867)
English (US) Andean Tinamou
The Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii) 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 pentlandii
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Tinamou
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Nothoprocta pentlandii ambigua
- Nothoprocta pentlandii niethammeri
- Nothoprocta pentlandii oustaleti
- Nothoprocta pentlandii fulvescens
- Nothoprocta pentlandii pentlandii
- Nothoprocta pentlandii patriciae
- Nothoprocta pentlandii mendozae
- Nothoprocta pentlandii doeringi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhynchotus Pentlandii
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
- Type locality
- Andes of Bolivia.
- Original description
- List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum pt5 p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Rhynchotus maculicollis
Red-winged Tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens
Taczanowski's Tinamou
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Ornate Tinamou
Nothoprocta ornata
Chilean Tinamou
Nothoprocta perdicaria
Brushland Tinamou
Nothoprocta cinerascens
Curve-billed Tinamou
Nothoprocta curvirostris
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Nothocercus julius
Highland Tinamou
Nothocercus bonapartei
Hooded Tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus
Grey Tinamou
Tinamus tao
Solitary Tinamou
Tinamus solitarius
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