Red-winged tinamou
| Red-winged tinamou | |
|---|---|
| at Parque das Aves, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Tinamiformes |
| Family: | Tinamidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchotus |
| Species: | R. rufescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815) | |
| Subspecies | |
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R. r. rufescens (Temminck, 1815) | |
The red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America. Other common names for the species include perdiz grande, rufous tinamou, and ynambu.