Bartlett's Tinamou vs Brown Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti مقارنةً بـ Crypturellus obsoletus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Bartlett's Tinamou | Brown Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Crypturellus bartletti | Crypturellus obsoletus |
| الرتبة | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| الفصيلة | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | — | — |
| طول الجناح | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) | 32,0 cm (12.6 in) |
| الوزن | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) | 478,8333333333333 g (16.89 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … | Eats grass seeds, berries, and arthropods in open cerrado; forages in small groups; invertebrate intake … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | -- | 2-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Bartlett's Tinamou
Lowland humid forest in the western Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme and seasonally flooded forest interior below 400 m.
Brown Tinamou
Humid forests from sea level to 2,200 m along the Andes and in Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Prefers dense forest interior and forest-edge thickets. Tolerates secondary forest.
Song & Call Comparison
Bartlett's Tinamou
A soft, repeated whistle from Amazonian lowland forest. Less well known than other Crypturellus; its call is a simple 2-note descending whistle given from dense cover.
Brown Tinamou
A slow series of rich, whistled notes, descending or ascending. Call carries through secondary forest. One of the more musical tinamous in the Crypturellus genus.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Brown Tinamou
Inhabits grasslands and open areas across southern South America from sea level to high Patagonian steppes. Largely non-migratory.
حالة الحفاظ
Bartlett's Tinamou
Brown Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Bartlett's Tinamou
Brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rufous-brown. Belly buff-white. Reddish legs. Small tinamou of Amazonian lowland forests; sexes similar.
Brown Tinamou
Plain warm brown upperparts with minimal barring; crown darker. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rich brown; belly paler buff. Legs and bill reddish. Relatively uniform compared to congeners.
About These Birds
Bartlett's Tinamou
A small brown tinamou with obscure barring and a grey throat, named after naturalist Edward Bartlett. Found in the western Amazon basin in Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Brazil. Terrestrial and cryptic; detected mainly by its soft clear whistle in humid forest.
Brown Tinamou
A medium-sized dark brown tinamou with paler underparts, barred flanks, and a red bill. Widespread through Atlantic Forest and humid Andean slopes. Its loud mournful whistle is a familiar sound in foothill forests. Omnivorous, eating fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on the forest floor.