Ornate tinamou
| Ornate tinamou | |
|---|---|
| N. ornata observed in Peru | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Genus: | Nothoprocta |
| Species: | N. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothoprocta ornata (G. R. Gray, 1867) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
N. o. ornata | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Nothoprocta kalinowskii | |
The ornate tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) is a type of tinamou commonly found in the high altitude grassland and dry shrubland in subtropical and tropical regions of west central South America.