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Somali Ostrich
Struthionidae

Somali Ostrich

Struthio molybdophanes Reichenow, 1883

The Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) is a large African ostrich species distinguished by blue neck and thigh skin.

Little Tinamou
Tinamidae

Little Tinamou

Crypturellus soui (Hermann, 1783)

Crypturellus soui, the little tinamou, is a small nearly tailless bird that lives and breeds across a range of lowland Neotropical habitats up to 2000 m elevation.

Thicket Tinamou
Tinamidae

Thicket Tinamou

Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1842)

Crypturellus cinnamomeus, the thicket tinamou, is a small tinamou found across Mexico to Costa Rica.

Small-billed Tinamou
Tinamidae

Small-billed Tinamou

Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827)

The small-billed tinamou is a small South American tinamou found in Amazonian dry savanna and lowland shrubland.

Tataupá Tinamou
Tinamidae

Tataupá Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815)

Crypturellus tataupa, the tataupa tinamou, is a small South American tinamou found in a range of forest habitats.

Undulated Tinamou
Tinamidae

Undulated Tinamou

Crypturellus undulatus (Temminck, 1815)

Crypturellus undulatus, the undulated tinamou, is a small South American ground bird with varied plumage found in multiple wooded habitats.

Brown Tinamou
Tinamidae

Brown Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus (Temminck, 1815)

The brown tinamou, Crypturellus obsoletus, is a small South American ground bird with variable plumage found in moist forests.

Brushland Tinamou
Tinamidae

Brushland Tinamou

Nothoprocta cinerascens (Burmeister, 1860)

Nothoprocta cinerascens, the brushland tinamou, is a small ground bird native to central South America.

Ornate Tinamou
Tinamidae

Ornate Tinamou

Nothoprocta ornata (G.R.Gray, 1867)

Nothoprocta ornata, the ornate tinamou, is a South American bird native to high elevation Andean grasslands and shrublands.

Andean Tinamou
Tinamidae

Andean Tinamou

Nothoprocta pentlandii (G.R.Gray, 1867)

Nothoprocta pentlandii, the Andean tinamou, is a small bird found in Andean shrubland from southern Ecuador to central Chile and Argentina.

Chilean Tinamou
Tinamidae

Chilean Tinamou

Nothoprocta perdicaria (Kittlitz, 1830)

The Chilean tinamou is a stocky nearly tail-less ground bird native to most of Chile and introduced to Easter Island.

Elegant Crested-Tinamou
Tinamidae

Elegant Crested-Tinamou

Eudromia elegans I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

Eudromia elegans, the elegant-crested tinamou, is a partridge-like bird native to Argentina and Chile.

Spotted Nothura
Tinamidae

Spotted Nothura

Nothura maculosa (Temminck, 1815)

Nothura maculosa (spotted nothura) is a small tinamou found in eastern South America with rapid male-led reproduction.

White-bellied Nothura
Tinamidae

White-bellied Nothura

Nothura boraquira (von Spix, 1825)

Nothura boraquira, the white-bellied nothura, is a small tinamou native to central South America that lives in open dry lowland habitats.

Great Tinamou
Tinamidae

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Tinamus major, the great tinamou, is a large, well-camouflaged rainforest bird with unique anatomical traits.

Gray Tinamou
Tinamidae

Gray Tinamou

Tinamus tao Temminck, 1815

Tinamus tao, the gray tinamou, is a large, shy grey-plumaged tinamou found across northern South America.

Solitary Tinamou
Tinamidae

Solitary Tinamou

Tinamus solitarius (Vieillot, 1819)

Tinamus solitarius, the solitary tinamou, is a large barred tinamou native to Atlantic forests of eastern South America.

Red-winged Tinamou
Tinamidae

Red-winged Tinamou

Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815)

Rhynchotus rufescens, the red-winged tinamou, is a South American tinamou with a seasonally changing diet.

Puna Tinamou
Tinamidae

Puna Tinamou

Tinamotis pentlandii Vigors, 1837

Tinamotis pentlandii, the puna tinamou, is a 41 cm tall bird native to high-altitude Andean habitats of South America.

Blue-crowned Trogon
Trogonidae

Blue-crowned Trogon

Trogon curucui Linnaeus, 1766

The blue-crowned trogon is a small tropical bird with three recognized subspecies found across much of central and eastern South America.

Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogonidae

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Trogon massena Gould, 1838

Trogon massena, the slaty-tailed trogon, is a neotropical trogon with three subspecies, distinct male and female plumage.

Black-headed Trogon
Trogonidae

Black-headed Trogon

Trogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836

Trogon melanocephalus, the black-headed trogon, is a bird species found across parts of Central America and southern Mexico in varied forest and open habitats.

Black-tailed Trogon
Trogonidae

Black-tailed Trogon

Trogon melanurus Swainson, 1838

Trogon melanurus, the black-tailed trogon, is a bird with distinct subspecies variation found across forested habitats of Central and South America.

Masked Trogon
Trogonidae

Masked Trogon

Trogon personatus Gould, 1842

Trogon personatus, the masked trogon, is a mid-sized sexually dimorphic trogon species with distinct plumage differences between males and females.

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