Tinamous (Tinamidae)

Grey Tinamou (Tinamus tao) - HBW 1, p. 127

French: Tinamou tao German: Tao Spanish: Tinamú Tao
Other common names: Tao Tinamou

Taxonomy: Tinamus tao Temminck, 1815, Pará, Brazil.
Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • larensis Phelps & Phelps, 1949 - C Colombia, NW Venezuela.
  • kleei (Tschudi, 1843) - SC Colombia and E Ecuador to E Bolivia and W Brazil.
  • septentrionalis Brabourne & Chubb, 1913 - NE Venezuela, (?) NW Guyana.
  • tao Temminck, 1815 - NC Brazil.

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