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Kiwi (bird)
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Tinamou
Tinamous ('tɪnəmuːz) form an order of birds called Tinamiformes (ˌtɪnəməˈfɔrmi:z), comprising a single family called Tinamidae (təˈnæmədi:), divided into two distinct subfamilies, containing 46 species found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The word "tinamou" comes from the Galibi term for these birds, tinamu. Tinamous have traditionally been regarded as the sister group of the flightless ratites, but recent work places them well within the ratite radiation, implying basal ratites could fly.