Nothocercus

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Nothocercus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae Bonaparte, 1856 Genus: Nothocercus
Species
N. bonapartei N. julius N. nigrocapillus

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

The species are:

• Highland Tinamou, Nothocercus bonapartei
• Tawny-breasted Tinamou, Nothocercus julius
• Hooded Tinamou, Nothocercus nigrocapillus

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• ITIS