Nothocercus is a genus of birds in the tinamou family. This genus comprises three species of this South American family. The species are: \n* Nothocercus bonapartei, highland tinamou located in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, northern Peru, western Venezuela, and the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama \n* Nothocercus bonapartei frantzii located in Costa Rica and western Panama \n* Nothocercus bonapartei bonapartei located in northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia \n* Nothocercus bonapartei discrepans located in central Colombia \n* Nothocercus bonapartei intercedens located in western Colombia \n* Nothocercus bonapartei plumbeiceps located in eastern Ecuador and northern Peru \n* Nothocercus julius, tawny-breasted tinamou located in the Andes of central Colombia, far western