Tinamous - South American Tinamous, Undulated Tinamou, Little Tinamou, Great Tinamou, Solitary Tinamou, Brown Tinamou, Red-Legged Tinamou (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: South American tinamous, Undulated Tinamou, Little Tinamou, Great Tinamou, Solitary Tinamou, Brown Tinamou, Red-legged Tinamou, Elegant Crested Tinamou, Spotted Nothura, Cinereous Tinamou, Magdalena Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Choco Tinamou, Taczanowski's Tinamou, Black Tinamou, Yellow-legged Tinamou, Ornate Tinamou, Tataupa Tinamou, Andean Tinamou, Chilean Tinamou, Dwarf Tinamou, Highland Tinamou, Variegated Tinamou, Lesser Nothura, Brushland Tinamou, Curve-billed Tinamou, Pale-browed Tinamou, Darwin's Nothura, White-bellied Nothura, Grey Tinamou, Quebracho Crested Tinamou, Colombian Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, White-throated Tinamou, Grey-legged Tinamou, Black-capped Tinamou, Bartlett's Tinamou, Tepui Tinamou, Brazilian Tinamou, Barred Tinamou, Berlepsch's Tinamou, Puna Tinamou, Rusty Tinamou, Hooded Tinamou, Huayco Tinamou, Tawny-breasted Tinamou, Patagonian Tinamou, Chaco Nothura, Nothurinae, Tinaminae. Excerpt: The Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) is a species of ground bird found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America. Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or Greek words. Kruptos meaning covered or hidden, oura meaning tail, and ellus meaning diminutive. Therefore Crypturellus means small hidden tail. The species name undulatus originates from the Latin word for wave, and refers to the wave-like pattern on its plumage. All tinamous are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds. However, the exact distribution limits of some of the subspecies are unclear. Notably the population between the Madeira and Purus Rivers (between generally repor...