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 16 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
- Great Tinamou Tinamus major
- White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus
- Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei
- Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius
- Berlepsch's Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi
- Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
- Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
- Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
- Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
- Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus
- Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
- Bartlett's Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti
- Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa
- Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii
- Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador