Red-legged tinamou | |
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Illustration by Keulemans, 1895 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | Tinamiformes |
Family: | Tinamidae |
Genus: | Crypturellus |
Species: | C. erythropus
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Binomial name | |
Crypturellus erythropus | |
Subspecies[2] | |
C. e. erythropus (Pelzeln, 1863) | |
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The red-legged tinamou or red-footed tinamou,[3] (Crypturellus erythropus) is a ground-dwelling bird found in the tropics and lower subtropics of northern South America.[4]