Dwarf tinamou
| Dwarf tinamou | |
|---|---|
| In upright "alert" posture | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Genus: | Taoniscus Gloger, 1842 |
| Species: | T. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Taoniscus nanus (Temminck, 1815) | |
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.