Lesser Nothura
Nothura minor(Spix, JB, 1825)
English (US) Lesser Nothura
The Lesser Nothura (Nothura minor) 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.
Range: semiarid grassland and scrub of interior southeastern Brazil and east-central ParaguayRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nothura minor
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Lesser Nothura
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus minor
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
- Type locality
- Tejuco [ = Diamantina, Minas Geraes] Brazil.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.65 pl.82
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-bellied Nothura
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Spotted Nothura
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Ornate Tinamou
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