Tinamus
Tinamus is a genus of birds in the tinamou family Tinamidae. This genus comprises some of the larger members of this South American family.
Taxonomy
The genus Tinamus was introduced in 1783 by the French naturalist Johann Hermann. The type species was subsequently designated as the great tinamou. Hermann based his name on "Les Tinamous" used by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte [de Buffon] in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The word "Tinamú" in the Carib language of French Guiana was used for the tinamous.The genus contains five species:
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Grey tinamou | Tinamus tao | Amazonia | |
| Solitary tinamou | Tinamus solitarius | east Brazil to northeast Argentina and east Paraguay | |
| Black tinamou | Tinamus osgoodi | central south Colombia and southeast Peru | |
| Great tinamou | Tinamus major | south Mexico through Amazonia | |
| White-throated tinamou | Tinamus guttatus | Amazonia |
In 2025 a potentially new species of tinamou, the slaty-masked tinamou was described from the Sierra del Divisor in the Brazilian state of Acre.