Nothura
Nothura is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises five members of this South American family.
| Nothura | |
|---|---|
| Nothura maculosa, spotted nothura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Nothurinae |
| Genus: | Nothura Wagler, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Tinamus boraquira von Spix, 1825 | |
| Species | |
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Nothura boraquira | |
Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors of the ratites.
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