Nothura

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Nothurinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Tinamidae Scientific name Nothura Higher classification Rhynchotinae Order Tinamou

Lower classifications Spotted nothura, White‑bellied nothura, Lesser nothura, Darwin's nothura, Chaco nothura

Codorna do nordeste nothura boraquira

Nothura is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises five members of this South American family.

Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors of the ratites.

The species in taxonomic order are:

†N. paludosa Mercerat 1897

†N. parvula (Brodkorb 1963) Tambussi 1989 [Cayeornis parvulus Brodkorb 1963]

Nothura boraquira, white-bellied nothura, located in northeastern and central Brazil, eastern Bolivia, and northeastern Paraguay

Nothura minor, lesser nothura, located in the interior of southeastern Brazil

Nothura darwinii, Darwin's nothura, located in southern Peru, western Bolivia, and southern and western Argentina

Nothura darwinii darwinii located in south central Argentina

Nothura darwinii peruviana located in southern Peru

Nothura darwinii agassizii located in southeastern Peru and western Bolivia

Nothura darwinii boliviana located in western Bolivia

Nothura darwinii salvadorii located in western Argentina

Nothura maculosa, spotted nothura, located in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, eastern and southern Brazil

Nothura maculosa maculosa located in southern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina

Nothura maculosa major located in the interior of east central Brazil

Nothura maculosa nigroguttata located in south central Argentina

Nothura maculosa cearensis located in northeastern Brazil

Nothura maculosa paludivaga located in central Paraguay and north central Argentina

Nothura maculosa annectens located in eastern Argentina

Nothura maculosa submontana located in southwestern Argentina

Nothura maculosa pallida located in northwestern Argentina

Nothura chacoensis, Chaco nothura, located in northwestern Paraguay and north central Argentina

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