Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Palaeognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Palaeognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Tinamiformes Huxley, 1872
Family Tinamidae Gray, 1840 - tinamous
Genus Nothura Wagler, 1827
Nothura minor (Spix, 1825) - lesser nothura