Dwarf Tinamou
Taoniscus nanus(Temminck, CJ, 1815)
English (US) Dwarf Tinamou
The Dwarf Tinamou (Taoniscus nanus) 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: interior southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Taoniscus nanus
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Dwarf Tinamou
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tinamus nanus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.600,753
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Quebracho Crested Tinamou
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Elegant Crested Tinamou
Eudromia elegans
White-bellied Nothura
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Lesser Nothura
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Darwin's Nothura
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Spotted Nothura
Nothura maculosa
Huayco Tinamou
Rhynchotus maculicollis
Red-winged Tinamou
Rhynchotus rufescens
Taczanowski's Tinamou
Nothoprocta taczanowskii
Ornate Tinamou
Nothoprocta ornata
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