
Tinamus is a genus of birds in the Tinamou family. This genus comprises some of the larger members of this South American family. The species in taxonomic order are: ==Etymology== Tinamus comes from the Galibi tribe and it is what they call the Tinamous. ==Footnotes== ...
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(from the article `tinamou`) Unlike the gallinaceous, or chickenlike birds (see Galliformes), tinamous sleep on the ground at night. Exceptions are members of the genus Tinamus, ...
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