Crypturellus
| Crypturellus | |
|---|---|
| Tataupa tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Tinaminae |
| Genus: | Crypturellus Brabourne & Chubb, C, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| Tinamus tataupa (Tataupa tinamou) Temminck, 1815 | |
| Species | |
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†Crypturellus reai Chandler 2012 | |
Crypturellus is a genus of tinamous containing mostly forest species. However, there are the odd few that are grassland or steppe tinamous. The genus contains 21 species.