Quebracho crested tinamou
species of bird
The quebracho crested tinamou (Eudromia formosa) is a species of tinamou found in dry forest habitats in Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America.
Taxonomy
Etymology
Eudromia comes from two Greek words, eu meaning well or nicely, and dromos meaning a running escape. These definitions together mean, nice running escape, which refers to their habit of escaping predators by running.
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.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of this tinamou:
E. f. formosa, the nominate race, occurs in the arid quebracho woodlands in northern Argentina.
E. f. mira occurs in the arid chaco of Paraguay and northwestern Argentina.
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