Male great tinamous guard a nest into which a female lays an egg from their mating. The next day she mates with a different male; the first male also mates with a different female, which places her egg in his nest. This species exhibits

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Great tinamous exhibit polygynandry, also known as promiscuity, where both males and females mate with multiple partners, and males are involved in nest guarding and incubation.

Male Great Tinamous Guard a Nest into Which a Female