Bartlett's Tinamou vs Brushland Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti مقارنةً بـ Nothoprocta cinerascens
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Bartlett's Tinamou | Brushland Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Crypturellus bartletti | Nothoprocta cinerascens |
| الرتبة | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| الفصيلة | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | — | — |
| طول الجناح | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) | 36,2 cm (14.3 in) |
| الوزن | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) | 526,25 g (18.56 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants; dabbles at water's edge for invertebrates; gregarious grazer on … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | -- | 8-11 |
| 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.
Brushland Tinamou
Dry brushland, thorny scrub, and chaco woodland in Bolivia, Paraguay, and northwestern Argentina. Prefers hot semi-arid environments with sparse tree cover and dense ground vegetation.
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.
Brushland Tinamou
A low, repeated whistle from dry Chaco scrub. Call is unremarkable — a simple repeated note. Cryptic and secretive; the call is often the only indication of presence.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Brushland Tinamou
Found on the Pacific slopes of the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile. Sedentary in dense cloud forest between 800–2,500 m.
حالة الحفاظ
Bartlett's Tinamou
Brushland 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.
Brushland Tinamou
Pale grayish-brown upperparts with dark brown streaks and pale buff shaft streaks. Supercilium buff. Breast finely streaked; belly pale. More washed-out and ashy than other Nothoprocta tinamous.
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.
Brushland Tinamou
A medium-sized plainly colored tinamou with grey-brown plumage and subtle barring. Found in dry brushland and thorny scrub of the Gran Chaco and Pampas regions. Terrestrial and secretive; calls infrequently. Adapted to arid and semi-arid open habitats of central South America.