Nothocercus

Nothocercus is a genus of birds in the Tinamou family. Most of this family are flightless birds, with nothocerus being the exception, as they can fly, albeit, not too well. This genus comprises three members 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