Bartlett's Tinamou vs Tataupa Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti مقارنةً بـ Crypturellus tataupa
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Bartlett's Tinamou | Tataupa Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Crypturellus bartletti | Crypturellus tataupa |
| الرتبة | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| الفصيلة | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | — | — |
| طول الجناح | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) | 24,7 cm (9.7 in) |
| الوزن | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) | 221,25 g (7.80 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … | Herbivorous waterfowl; grazes grasses and sedges near water; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates in breeding … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | -- | 4-5 |
| 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.
Tataupa Tinamou
Cerrado, dry woodland, caatinga scrub, and forest edges from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and secondary habitats. Common near agricultural land with remnant scrub.
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.
Tataupa Tinamou
A musical, 3-note ascending whistle. The Tataupa Tinamou is considered one of the more vocal and distinctive-calling species in the genus, heard in Atlantic Forest undergrowth.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Tataupa Tinamou
Found in lowland forests and swampy areas from Colombia and Venezuela to southeastern Brazil. Sedentary; locally common.
حالة الحفاظ
Bartlett's Tinamou
Tataupa 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.
Tataupa Tinamou
Plain grayish-brown upperparts with very fine dark vermiculations. Crown slightly darker. Throat pale whitish. Breast and flanks gray-brown; belly whitish. Reddish bill and legs. Sexes similar.
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.
Tataupa Tinamou
A small tinamou with brown upperparts, white-spotted dark flanks, and a red-orange bill. Common in cerrado, dry woodland, and scrubby forest edges of central and eastern South America. Calls with a distinctive repetitive whistle. Highly terrestrial, running swiftly through low vegetation.