Nothoprocta
| Nothoprocta | |
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| Brushland tinamou (N. cinerascens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Nothurinae |
| Genus: | Nothoprocta Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Crypturus perdicarius[1] von Kittlitz, 1830
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| Species | |
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Nothoprocta taczanowskii | |
Nothoprocta is a
They are medium-sized tinamous, 26 to 36 cm (10–14 in) long. They have strong legs and fairly long, downcurved bills. The plumage is mostly grey-brown with intricate black, white and buff markings. The birds have loud, whistling calls.
Species list
There are at least six species in the genus. A seventh species,
- Nothoprocta taczanowskii, Taczanowski's tinamou, located in the Andes of south central Peru[4]
- Nothoprocta ornata, ornate tinamou, located in southern and central Peru, southwestern Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina[4]
- Nothoprocta perdicaria, Chilean tinamou, located in central Chile[4]
- Nothoprocta cinerascens, brushland tinamou, located in southeastern Bolivia, northwestern Paraguay, and northern to central Argentina[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii, Andean tinamou, located in the Andes of northern and central Argentina, northern Chile, southwestern Ecuador, southwestern Bolivia, and western Peru[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii pentlandii located in western Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and northern Chile[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii ambigua located in southern Ecuador and northwestern Peru[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii oustaleti located in central and southern Peru[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii niethammeri located in central Peru[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii fulvescens located in southeastern Peru[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii doeringi located in central Argentina[4]
- Nothoprocta pentlandii mendozae located in west central Argentina[4]
- Nothoprocta curvirostris, curve-billed tinamou, located in the Andes of southern Ecuador to northern Peru[4]
Etymology
Nothoprocta comes from two Ancient Greek words: nothos meaning 'spurious, counterfeit', and prōktos 'anus'. This combination of words probably has to do with the tail being small and covered with body feathers, therefore looking fake.[5]
Footnotes
References
- Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6 ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9.
- Gotch, A. F. (1995) [1979]. "Tinamous". Latin Names Explained. A Guide to the Scientific Classifications of Reptiles, Birds & Mammals. New York, NY: Facts on File. p. 183. ISBN 0-8160-3377-3.
- Krabbe, Niels & Schulenberg, Thomas S. (2005). "A mystery solved: the identity and distribution of Kalinowski's Tinamou (Nothoprocta kalinowskii)", Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 125(4): 253-260<
- Mata, Jorge R. Rodriguez; Erize, Francisco & Rumboll, Maurice (2006). A Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Non-Passerines, HarperCollins, London.
- Perrins, Christopher, ed. (2004). The New Encyclopedia of Birds, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Remsen Jr., J. V.; et al. (14 Feb 2007). "Proposal (#246) to South American Classification Committee : Eliminate Kalinowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta kalinowskii from the list of South American species". South American Classification Committee. American Ornithologists' Union. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 4 Feb 2009.