Tinamus is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises some of the larger members of this South American family. The species in taxonomic order are: \n* Tinamus guttatus white-throated tinamou located in southeastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, Amazonian Brazil, and northern Bolivia \n* Tinamus tao grey tinamou located in northern and western Brazil, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, Colombia east of the Andes, northwestern and northeastern Venezuela, and northwestern Guyana \n* Tinamus tao larensis located in central Colombia and northwestern Venezuela \n* Tinamus tao kleei located in south-central Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, eastern Bolivia, and western Brazil \n* Tinamus tao septentrionalis located in northeastern Venezuela and northwestern