物種概述
䳍科,有9屬47種149個亞種。小到中型,身體豐滿短胖,有強壯的腿和尾巴,分布在南美和中美洲,屬於於新熱帶地區的陸禽。棲息環境是森林或草原,從海平面上升到5300米都有活動。足具4趾,大趾或不存在;翅退化;體形大,長達90厘米以上。均為地棲型,善走而不善飛。該科種類
(9屬47種)1.灰䳍TinamustaoGreyTinamou
2.孤䳍TinamussolitariusSolitaryTinamou
3.黑䳍TinamusosgoodiBlackTinamou
4.大䳍TinamusmajorGreatTinamou
5.白喉䳍TinamusguttatusWhite-throatedTinamou
林䳍屬
6. 高原林䳍NothocercusbonaparteiHighlandTinamou
7.茶胸林䳍NothocercusjuliusTawny-breastedTinamou
8.斗篷林䳍NothocercusnigrocapillusHoodedTinamou
穴䳍屬
9.灰穴䳍CrypturelluscinereusCinereousTinamou10.伯氏穴䳍CrypturellusberlepschiBerlepsch'sTinamou
11.小穴䳍CrypturellussouiLittleTinamou
12.灰喉穴䳍CrypturellusptaritepuiTepuiTinarnou
13.褐穴䳍CrypturellusobsoletusBrownTinamou
14.波斑穴䳍CrypturellusundulatusUndulatedTinamou
15.淡眉穴䳍CrypturellustransfasciatusPale-browedTinamou
16.巴西穴䳍CrypturellusstrigulosusBrazilianTinamou
17.灰腿穴䳍CrypturellusduidaeGrey-leggedTinamou
18.紅腳穴䳍CrypturelluserythropusRed-footedTinamou
19.黃腿穴䳍CrypturellusnoctivagusYellow-leggedTinamou
20.黑頂穴䳍CrypturellusatrocapillusBlack-cappedTinamou
21.棕穴䳍CrypturelluscinnamomeusThicketTinamou
22.灰胸穴䳍CrypturellusboucardiSlaty-breastedTinamou
23.喬科穴䳍CrypturelluskerriaeChocoTinamou
24.雜色穴䳍CrypturellusvariegatusvariegatedTinamou
25.銹色穴䳍CrypturellusbrevirostrisRustyTinamou
26.巴氏穴䳍CrypturellusbartlettiBartlett'sTinamou
27.小嘴穴䳍CrypturellusparvirostrisSmall-billedTinamou
28.斑穴䳍CrypturelluscasiquiareBarredTinamou
29.塔陶穴䳍CrypturellustataupaTataupaTinamou
紅翅䳍屬
30.紅翅䳍RhynchotusrufescensRed-wingedTinamou
斑䳍屬
31.高山斑䳍NothoproctataczanowskiiTaczanowski'sTinamou
32.秘魯斑䳍NothoproctakalinowskiiKalinowski'sTinamou
33.麗色斑䳍NothoproctaornataOrnateTinamou
34.智利斑䳍NothoproctaperdicariaChileanTinamou
35.灰斑䳍NothoproctacinerascensBrushlandTinamou
36.安第斯斑䳍NothoproctapentlandiiAndeanTinamou
37.彎嘴斑䳍NothoproctacurvirostrisCurve-billedTinamou
擬䳍屬
38.白腹擬䳍NothuraboraquiraWhite-belliedNothura
39.小擬䳍NothuraminorLesserNothura
40.達爾文擬䳍NothuradarwiniiDarwin'sNothura
41.斑擬䳍NothuramaculosaSpottedNothura
42.查科擬䳍NothurachacoensisChacoNothura
侏䳍屬
43.侏䳍TaoniscusnanusDwarfTinamou
鳳頭䳍屬
44.鳳頭䳍EudromiaelegansElegantCrested-Tinamou
45.麗鳳頭䳍EudromiaformosaQuebrachoCrested--Tinamou
山䳍屬
46.北山䳍TinamotispentlandiiPunaTinamou
47.南山䳍TinamotisingoufiPatagonianTinamou