Tinamus
| Tinamus | |
|---|---|
| Great tinamou (Tinamus major) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Tinaminae |
| Genus: | Tinamus Hermann, 1783 |
| Type species | |
| Tetrao major Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
| Species | |
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Tinamus is a genus of birds in the tinamou family Tinamidae. This genus comprises some of the larger members of this South American family.