Tinamus

Taxobox
name = "Tinamus"

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image_caption = Great Tinamou, "Tinamus major"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Tinamiformes
familia = Tinamidae
genus = "Tinamus"
genus_authority = Hermann, 1840
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "T. guttatus"
"T. tao"
"T. solitarius"
"T. osgoodi"
"T. major"

"Tinamus" is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises some of the larger members of this South American family.

The species in taxonomic order are:
* White-throated Tinamou, "Tinamus guttatus"
* Grey Tinamou, "Tinamus tao"
* Solitary Tinamou, "Tinamus solitarius"
* Black Tinamou, "Tinamus osgoodi"
* Great Tinamou, "Tinamus major"

References:

* [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tinamus+ITIS&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a ITIS]