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Genus of birds
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.
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Species
The species in taxonomic order are:
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N. paludosa Mercerat 1897
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N. parvula (Brodkorb 1963) Tambussi 1989 [
Cayeornis parvulus Brodkorb 1963
Nothura boraquira ,
white-bellied nothura , located in northeastern and central
Brazil , eastern
Bolivia , and northeastern
Paraguay
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Nothura minor ,
lesser nothura , located in the interior of southeastern
Brazil
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Nothura darwinii ,
Darwin's nothura , located in southern
Peru , western
Bolivia , and southern and western
Argentina
[5]
Nothura darwinii darwinii located in south central
Argentina
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Nothura darwinii peruviana located in southern
Peru
[5]
Nothura darwinii agassizii located in southeastern
Peru and western
Bolivia
[5]
Nothura darwinii boliviana located in western
Bolivia
[5]
Nothura darwinii salvadorii located in western
Argentina
[5]
Nothura maculosa ,
spotted nothura , located in
Argentina ,
Paraguay ,
Uruguay , eastern and southern
Brazil
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References
Brands, Sheila (Aug 14, 2008).
"Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Nothura" . Project: The Taxonomicon . Retrieved 12 Feb 2009 .
Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6 ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
ISBN
978-0-8014-4501-9 .
Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Tinamous". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia . Vol. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 57–59.
ISBN
0-7876-5784-0 .
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