| Dwarf tinamou | |
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| In upright "alert" posture | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Genus: | Taoniscus Gloger, 1842 |
| Species: | T. nanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Taoniscus nanus | |
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The dwarf tinamou (Taoniscus nanus), also known as the least tinamou, is a small, superficially partridge-like bird with short tail and wings, found only in Brazil. This tinamou is the only member of the genus Taoniscus and it is considered an endangered species.[1]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Taoniscus nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22678286A142255701. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22678286A142255701.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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