Tinamous
Order: Tinamiformes. Family: Tinamidae
The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family Tinamidae within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rheas, emu, and kiwi. There are 14 species which have been recorded in Venezuela.
- Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
- Great Tinamou Tinamus major
- White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus
- Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei
- Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius
- Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
- Red-legged Tinamou Crypturellus erythropus
- Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
- Tepui Tinamou Crypturellus ptaritepui (E)
- Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
- Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
- Gray-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae
- Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
- Barred Tinamou Crypturellus casiquiare
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