Dwarf Tinamou

Also known as Taoniscus nanus, least tinamou

species of bird

In the Vinony graph

Vinony catalogs Dwarf Tinamou in its Endangered Species collection (17,243 entries).

Within Vinony's link graph, Dwarf Tinamou is referenced by 129 other articles, and connects out to Rheiformes, Apteryx and Eogruidae.

Vinony files it under Birds described in 1815, Birds of Brazil and Birds of the Cerrado.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Endangered

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Taoniscus
Mass: 43
Image: Taoniscus.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Endangered status
taxon name: Taoniscus nanus
Commons category: Taoniscus nanus
taxon common name: tinamu-anão
taxon range: South America
diel cycle: diurnality
short name: T. nanus

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Encyclopedic overview

The dwarf tinamou (Taoniscus nanus), also known as the least tinamou, is a small, superficially partridge-like bird with short tail and wings, found only in Brazil. This tinamou is the only member of the genus Taoniscus and it is considered an endangered species.

Taxonomy and systematics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dwarf Tinamou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.