What is "nothocercus"

Nothocercus is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises three species of this South American family.

The species are:

• Nothocercus bonapartei, highland tinamou located in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, northern Peru, western Venezuela, and the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama
  • Nothocercus bonapartei frantzii located in Costa Rica and western Panama
  • Nothocercus bonapartei bonapartei located in northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia
  • Nothocercus bonapartei discrepans located in central Colombia
  • Nothocercus bonapartei intercedens located in western Colombia
  • Nothocercus bonapartei plumbeiceps located in eastern Ecuador and northern Peru
• Nothocercus julius, tawny-breasted tinamou located in the Andes of central Colombia, far western Venezuela, locally in Ecuador, and south central Peru
• Nothocercus nigrocapillus, hooded tinamou located in the Andes of Peru, and Bolivia
  • Nothocercus nigrocapillus nigrocapillus located in central Peru and Bolivia
  • Nothocercus nigrocapillus cadwaladeri located in northwestern Peru