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 29 species which have been recorded in Peru. Peru contains the largest number of tinamous of any country.
- Gray Tinamou Tinamus tao
- Black Tinamou Tinamus osgoodi
- Great Tinamou Tinamus major
- White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus
- Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei
- Tawny-breasted Tinamou Nothocercus julius
- Hooded Tinamou Nothocercus nigrocapillus
- Cinereous Tinamou Crypturellus cinereus
- Red-legged Tinamou Crypturellus erythropus
- Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui
- Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
- Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus
- Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus
- Brazilian Tinamou Crypturellus strigulosus
- Gray-legged Tinamou Crypturellus duidae
- Black-capped Tinamou Crypturellus atrocapillus
- Variegated Tinamou Crypturellus variegatus
- Rusty Tinamou Crypturellus brevirostris
- Bartlett's Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti
- Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris
- Barred Tinamou Crypturellus casiquiare
- Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa
- Red-winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens
- Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata
- Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii
- Curve-billed Tinamou Nothoprocta curvirostris
- Taczanowski's Tinamou Nothoprocta taczanowskii (E)
- Darwin's Nothura Nothura darwinii
- Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru