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Tinamous (/ˈtɪnəmuːz/) are members of the order Tinamiformes (/ˌtɪnəməˈfɔːrmiːz/), and family Tinamidae (/təˈnæmədiː/), divided into two distinct subfamilies...
camelus), almost 280 cm (9.2 ft) in height. Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia...
lineage, the Neotropic tinamous. There are 47 species oftinamous, five of kiwis (Apteryx), three of cassowaries (Casuarius), one of emus (Dromaius) (another...
Sexually dimorphic with larger males. Largest wingspan of any bird Davies, Stephen, Ratites and Tinamous. Oxford University Press (2002), ISBN 978-0-19-854996-3...
or "old jaws" is one of the two superorders recognized within the taxonomic class Aves and consist of the ratites and tinamous. The ratites are mostly...
The modern bird superorder Palaeognathae consists of ratites and the flighted Neotropic tinamous (compare to Neognathae). Unlike other flightless birds...
Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 75–79. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0. Peron, Richard. "Taxonomy of the Genus...
(penguins) Strigiformes (owls) Struthioniformes (ratites) Tinamiformes (tinamous) Trogoniformes (trogons and quetzals) There are an estimated 3.5 trillion...
Olendorf, Donna (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins. Joseph E. Trumpey, Chief Scientific Illustrator...
Bird List and the Clements Checklist categorise Rheiformes as its own order, the BirdLife Data Zone includes rheas, along with ostriches, tinamous, cassowaries...
upland moa and tinamous, are among the most basal members of the ratite order. The South Island giant moa was the largest species of moa. Adult females...
This is a listof bird species by global population, divided by bird classification. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in...
ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest...
(near-threatened) Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling...
"Les Tinamous" used by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The word "Tinamú" in the Carib language of French...
data are scarce, many tinamous are quite omnivorous, and some are primarily insectivores. However, the vast majority oftinamous are primarily herbivorous...
ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest...
This is a listof Sphenisciformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. Sphenisciformes...
Stephen, Ratites and Tinamous. Oxford University Press (2002), ISBN 978-0-19-854996-3 del Hoyo, et al.,Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Ostrich...
Checklist of the Birds of the World (6th ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9. Davies, Stephen (2002). Ratites and Tinamous. Oxford...
name on "Les Tinamous" used by Buffon. The word "Tinamú" in the Carib language of French Guiana was used for the tinamous. All tinamous are from the family...
Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Vol. 8: Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp...
a member of the most ancient groups of bird families, the tinamous. This species is native to southern South America. The binomial name of the species...
elsewhere Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling...
Rheiformes rheas Order Struthioniformes, ostriches Order Tinamiformes, tinamous Infraclass Neognathae Superorder Galloanserae (fowl) Order Anseriformes...
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