Small-billed tinamou
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The small-billed tinamou is a type of tinamou commonly found in dry savanna in Amazonian South America.
Crypturellus parvirostris 2
Ratite
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Ratites are a polyphyletic group consisting of all birds within the infraclass Palaeognathae that lack keels and cannot fly. They are mostly large, long-necked, and long-legged, the exception being ki
Small-billed tinamou
…and Charles Chubb. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous…
Ratite Diversity
Comparison of a kiwi, ostrich, and Dinornis, each with its egg
Ostrich
Ostrich herd (S. camelus massaicus)