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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ecuador. The avifauna of Ecuador include a total of 1663 species, of which 44 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 19 are rare or accidental. Among the birds of Ecuador, 77 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'', 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Ecuador. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories. * (A) Accidental – a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Ecuador * (E) Endemic – a species endemic to Ecuador * (I) Introduced – a species introduced to Ecuador as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions __NOTOC__ ==Tinamous== Order: TinamiformesFamily: Tinamidae The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family, Tinamidae, within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rheas, emu and kiwis. There are 16 species which have been recorded in Ecuador. *Gray tinamou, ''Tinamus tao'' *Great tinamou, ''Tinamus major'' *White-throated tinamou, ''Tinamus guttatus'' *Highland tinamou, ''Nothocercus bonapartei'' *Tawny-breasted tinamou, ''Nothocercus julius'' *Berlepsch's tinamou, ''Crypturellus berlepschi'' *Cinereous tinamou, ''Crypturellus cinereus'' *Little tinamou, ''Crypturellus soui'' *Brown tinamou, ''Crypturellus obsoletus'' *Undulated tinamou, ''Crypturellus undulatus'' *Pale-browed tinamou, ''Crypturellus transfasciatus'' *Variegated tinamou, ''Crypturellus variegatus'' *Bartlett's tinamou, ''Crypturellus bartletti'' *Tataupa tinamou, ''Crypturellus tataupa'' *Andean tinamou, ''Nothoprocta pentlandii'' *Curve-billed tinamou, ''Nothoprocta curvirostris'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of birds of Ecuador」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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