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Santa Marta tinamou

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Subspecies of bird

Santa Marta tinamou
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Tinamiformes
Family: Tinamidae
Genus: Crypturellus
Species: C. erythropus
Subspecies: C. e. idoneus
Trinomial name
Crypturellus erythropus idoneus
(Todd, 1919)
Synonyms

Crypturellus columbianus (Todd, 1919)

The Santa Marta tinamou, Crypturellus erythropus idoneus, is a subspecies of tinamou that was recognized as a species by most authorities until 2006. It is found in northern South America.

Etymology

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.

Taxonomy

The Santa Marta tinamou is a member of the paleognaths, a group that includes the flightless ratites, with the tinamous being the only family that flies. Up until 2006 they were generally accepted as a separate species; however, that year the SACC rejected a proposal to separate this species out and thus they are now generally regarded as part of Crypturellus erythropus.

Range

They are located in the northwestern portion of Venezuela and northeastern Colombia.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Brands, S. (2008)
  2. ^ Clements, J. (2007)
  3. Gotch, A. F. (1195)
  4. Remsen Jr. J. V. (2006)
  5. BirdLife International (2008)

References

Tinamous (order: Tinamiformes · family: Tinamidae)
Subfamily
Genus
Species
Tinaminae
Tinamus
Nothocercus
Crypturellus
Nothurinae
Rhynchotus
Nothura
Eudromia
Tinamotis
Taxon identifiers
Crypturellus erythropus idoneus
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