Tinamotis Explained

Tinamotis is a genus of birds in the tinamou family.

Taxonomy

All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.^[1]

Species

The species are:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Tinamotis pentlandii	puna tinamou, or Pentland's tinamou	the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and Chile^[2]
	Tinamotis ingoufi	Patagonian tinamou, or Ingouf's tinamou	the savanna of southwestern Argentina and southern Chile

References

• Web site: Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Tinamotis . 12 Feb 2009 . Brands . Sheila . Aug 14, 2008 . Project: The Taxonomicon .
• Book: Clements . James . The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World . 6 . 2007 . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY . 978-0-8014-4501-9 .
• Encyclopedia: Davies . S.J.J.F.. Michael . Hutchins. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia . Tinamous . 2 . 2003 . Gale Group. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins . Farmington Hills, MI. 0-7876-5784-0 . 57–59.
• ITIS

Notes and References

1. Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
2. Clements, J. (2007)