Spotted Nothura
Nothura maculosa(Temminck, CJ, 1815)
English (US) Spotted Nothura
The Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa) 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
- Nothura maculosa
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Nothura
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Nothura maculosa cearensis
- Nothura maculosa major
- Nothura maculosa paludivaga
- Nothura maculosa maculosa
- Nothura maculosa pallida
- Nothura maculosa annectens
- Nothura maculosa submontana
- Nothura maculosa nigroguttata
- Nothura maculosa chacoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus maculosus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.557,748
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Eudromia formosa
Elegant Crested Tinamou
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Dwarf Tinamou
Taoniscus nanus
White-bellied Nothura
Nothura boraquira
Lesser Nothura
Nothura minor
Darwin's Nothura
Nothura darwinii
Huayco Tinamou
Rhynchotus maculicollis
Red-winged Tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens
Taczanowski's Tinamou
Nothoprocta taczanowskii
Ornate Tinamou
Nothoprocta ornata
Chilean Tinamou
Nothoprocta perdicaria
Brushland Tinamou
Nothoprocta cinerascens
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