Nothura
| Nothura | |
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| Nothura maculosa, spotted nothura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhynchotinae |
| Genus: |
Nothura Wagler, 1827 |
| Species | |
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Nothura boraquira |
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Nothura boraquira
White-bellied nothura
Nothura minor
Lesser nothura
Nothura darwinii
Darwin's nothura
Nothura maculosa
Spotted nothura
Nothura chacoensis
Chaco nothura
Nothura is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises five members of this South American family.
Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors of the ratites.
The species in taxonomic order are:
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