Bartlett's Tinamou
The Bartlett's Tinamou Crypturellus bartletti is a type of Tinamou commonly found in lowland forest in South America.
Taxonomy
The Bartlett's Tinamou is a monotypic species. 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 are the closest living relative of these birds.
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