Grey tinamou

Grey tinamou
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Tinamiformes
Family: Tinamidae
Genus: Tinamus
Species:
T. tao
Binomial name
Tinamus tao
Subspecies

T. t. larensis (Phelps & Phelps, 1949)
T. t. tao (Temminck, 1815)
T. t. kleei (Tschudi, 1843)
T. t. septentrionalis (Brabourne & Chubb, 1913)

The grey tinamou (Tinamus tao) is a type of ground bird native to South America. Four subspecies are recognised.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Tinamus tao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22678135A136638024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22678135A136638024.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Brands, S. (2008)