Crypturellus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek words κρυπτός (kruptós, “covered, hidden”), οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), and -ellus, a Latin diminutive suffix. The genus name Crypturellus therefore means "small hidden tail"

Proper noun

Crypturellus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae – tinamous, principally of forests.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Crypturellus strigulosus, Crypturellus berlepschi, Crypturellus bartletti - selected species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276