Great Tinamou
Tinamus major(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Great Tinamou
The Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) 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
- Tinamus major
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Tinamou
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Tinamus major robustus
- Tinamus major percautus
- Tinamus major fuscipennis
- Tinamus major brunneiventris
- Tinamus major castaneiceps
- Tinamus major saturatus
- Tinamus major zuliensis
- Tinamus major latifrons
- Tinamus major major
- Tinamus major serratus
- Tinamus major olivascens
- Tinamus major peruvianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao major
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.767 n.63
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tinamous
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Nothocercus julius
Highland Tinamou
Nothocercus bonapartei
Hooded Tinamou
Nothocercus nigrocapillus
Grey Tinamou
Tinamus tao
Solitary Tinamou
Tinamus solitarius
Black Tinamou
Tinamus osgoodi
White-throated Tinamou
Tinamus guttatus
Cinereous Tinamou
Crypturellus cinereus
Berlepsch's Tinamou
Crypturellus berlepschi
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Tepui Tinamou
Crypturellus ptaritepui
Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus obsoletus
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