Black Tinamou
Tinamus osgoodiConover, HB, 1949
English (US) Black Tinamou
The Black Tinamou (Tinamus osgoodi) 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 osgoodi
- Family
- Tinamidae (Tinamous)
- Order
- Tinamiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Black Tinamou
- Described by
- Conover, HB, 1949
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tinamus osgoodi hershkovitzi
- Tinamus osgoodi osgoodi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Conover, HB, 1949
- Type locality
- Hacienda Cadena, Marcapata Valley, Cuzco, Peru; altitude 1,000 meters.
- Original description
- Fieldiana Zoology 31 p.263
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Hooded Tinamou
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Grey Tinamou
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Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
White-throated Tinamou
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Cinereous Tinamou
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Berlepsch's Tinamou
Crypturellus berlepschi
Little Tinamou
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Tepui Tinamou
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