List of Birds of Panama - Tinamous

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.

  • Great Tinamou Tinamus major
  • Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei
  • Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
  • Choco Tinamou Crypturellus kerriae

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