Red-winged Tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens(Temminck, CJ, 1815)
English (US) Red-winged Tinamou
The Red-winged Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) 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
- Rhynchotus rufescens
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-winged Tinamou
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rhynchotus rufescens catingae
- Rhynchotus rufescens pallescens
- Rhynchotus rufescens rufescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus rufescens
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
- Type locality
- Paraguay, rare in Brazil. Sao Paulo suggested as type locality by Hellmayr, supra, p. 479, note.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.552,747
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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