Eudromia
| Eudromia | |
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| Elegant crested tinamou | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Subfamily: | Nothurinae |
| Genus: |
Eudromia I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832 |
| Species | |
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Eudromia elegans |
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Eudromia elegans
Elegant crested tinamou
Eudromia formosa
Quebracho crested tinamou
Eudromia is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises two crested members of this South American family.
Eudromia comes from two Greek words, eu meaning well or nicely, and dromos meaning a running escape. These definitions together mean, nice running escape, which refers to their habit of escaping predators by running.
Tinamous are paleognaths related to the flightless ratites. They are probably close in appearance to the flying ancestors of the ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers.
This genus has a mere 2 species, but the elegant crested tinamou has diversified into a considerable number of subspecies:
The species are:
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