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，屬于于新熱帶地區的陸禽。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??Tinamus?tao?Grey?Tinamou
2.孤?Tinamus?solitarius?Solitary?Tinamou
3.?黑??Tinamus?osgoodi?黑色?Tinamou
4.?大??Tinamus?major?Great?Tinamou
5.?白喉??Tinamus?guttatus?White-throated?Tinamou
林?屬
6. 高原林??Nothocercus?bonapartei?Highland?Tinamou
7.?茶胸林??Nothocercus?julius?Tawny-breasted?Tinamou
8.?斗篷林??Nothocercus?nigrocapillus?Hooded?Tinamou
穴?屬
9.灰穴??Crypturellus?cinereus?Cinereous?Tinamou
10.?伯氏穴??Crypturellus?berlepschi?Berlepsch's?Tinamou
11.?小穴??Crypturellus?soui?Little?Tinamou
12.?灰喉穴??Crypturellus?ptaritepui?Tepui?Tinarnou
13.褐穴??Crypturellus?obsoletus?褐色?Tinamou
14.?波斑穴??Crypturellus?undulatus?Undulated?Tinamou
15.?淡眉穴??Crypturellus?transfasciatus?Pale-browed?Tinamou
16.?巴西穴??Crypturellus?strigulosus?Brazilian?Tinamou
17.?灰腿穴??Crypturellus?duidae?Grey-legged?Tinamou
18.?紅腳穴??Crypturellus?erythropus?紅色footed?Tinamou
19.?黃腿穴??Crypturellus?noctivagus?黃色legged?Tinamou
20.?黑頂穴??Crypturellus?atrocapillus?黑色capped?Tinamou
21.?棕穴??Crypturellus?cinnamomeus?Thicket?Tinamou
22.?灰胸穴??Crypturellus?boucardi?Slaty-breasted?Tinamou
23.?喬科穴??Crypturellus?kerriae?Choco?Tinamou
24.?雜色穴??Crypturellus?variegatus?variegated?Tinamou
25.?銹色穴??Crypturellus?brevirostris?Rusty?Tinamou
26.?巴氏穴??Crypturellus?bartletti?Bartlett's?Tinamou
27.?小嘴穴??Crypturellus?parvirostris?Small-billed?Tinamou
28.?斑穴??Crypturellus?casiquiare?Barred?Tinamou
29.?塔陶穴??Crypturellus?tataupa?Tataupa?Tinamou
紅翅?屬
30.?紅翅??Rhynchotus?rufescens?紅色winged?Tinamou
斑?屬
31.?高山斑??Nothoprocta?taczanowskii?Taczanowski's?Tinamou
32.?秘魯斑??Nothoprocta?kalinowskii?Kalinowski's?Tinamou
33.?麗色斑??Nothoprocta?ornata?Ornate?Tinamou
34.?智利斑??Nothoprocta?perdicaria?Chilean?Tinamou
35.?灰斑??Nothoprocta?cinerascens?Brushland?Tinamou
36.?安第斯斑??Nothoprocta?pentlandii?Andean?Tinamou
37.?彎嘴斑??Nothoprocta?curvirostris?Curve-billed?Tinamou
擬?屬
38.?白腹擬??Nothura?boraquira?White-bellied?Nothura
39.?小擬??Nothura?minor?Lesser?Nothura
40.?達爾文擬??Nothura?darwinii?Darwin's?Nothura
41.?斑擬??Nothura?maculosa?Spotted?Nothura
42.?查科擬??Nothura?chacoensis?Chaco?Nothura
侏?屬
43.?侏??Taoniscus?nanus?Dwarf?Tinamou
鳳頭?屬
44.?鳳頭??Eudromia?elegans?Elegant?Crested-Tinamou
45.?麗鳳頭??Eudromia?formosa?Quebracho?Crested--Tinamou
山?屬
46.?北山??Tinamotis?pentlandii?Puna?Tinamou
47.?南山??Tinamotis?ingoufi?Patagonian?Tinamou
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