White-throated Tinamou
The White-throated Tinamou, Tinamus guttatus is a species of bird native to the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, northern Bolivia, southeastern Colombia, northeastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and southern Venezuela.
Taxonomy
All tinamous are part of the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also Ratites. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, to which Tinamous are the closest living relatives. The White-throated Tinamou is a monotypic species.
