Brazilian Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou

Crypturellus strigulosus مقارنةً بـ Nothoprocta pentlandii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brazilian Tinamou Andean Tinamou
الاسم العلمي Crypturellus strigulosus Nothoprocta pentlandii
الرتبة Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
الفصيلة Tinamidae Tinamidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 32,2 cm (12.7 in) 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
الوزن 421,0 g (14.85 oz) 316,01666666666665 g (11.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level. Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates …
عدد البيض في الوضع 4 5-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Brazilian Tinamou only

Andean Tinamou only

بلا

Brazilian Tinamou

Dense lowland terra firme and seasonally flooded várzea rainforest in central and eastern Amazonian Brazil. Favors undisturbed forest interior with dense leaf litter and undergrowth.

Andean Tinamou

Andean valleys, foothills, scrubby slopes, and agricultural land at 1,500–4,000 m from Ecuador through Peru and Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and cultivated areas with scrub remnants.

Song & Call Comparison

Brazilian Tinamou

الغناء

A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.

Andean Tinamou

الغناء

A rising 2-note whistle from Andean scrub and grassland. Frequently heard during early morning. Considered a vocal species within its highland habitat.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brazilian Tinamou

Ranges through forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil. Sedentary in dense lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

Andean Tinamou

Inhabits forests and edges in a broad arc from Costa Rica to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. Largely sedentary.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Brazilian Tinamou

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

How to Tell Them Apart

Brazilian Tinamou

الريش

Rufous-brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark brown. Face and throat pale buff. Breast uniform rufous-chestnut; belly whitish-buff. Flanks barred. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.

Andean Tinamou

الريش

Gray-brown upperparts with blackish streaks and buff shaft-streaks. Pale buff supercilium. Breast spotted brown on buff. Belly whitish. Compact; common across Andean grasslands and scrub.

About These Birds

Brazilian Tinamou

A small rufous-brown tinamou with fine pale streaking on its breast. Endemic to the Amazon basin of Brazil and adjacent areas. Terrestrial and secretive. Its clear fluted whistle is often the only indication of its presence in dense rainforest undergrowth.

Andean Tinamou

A medium-sized tinamou with brown streaked plumage and pale supercilium. Widespread in Andean foothills and inter-Andean valleys from Ecuador to Argentina. Adaptable and locally common; inhabits a variety of open and scrubby habitats at mid to high altitudes.

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