Barred Tinamou vs Huayco Tinamou
Crypturellus casiquiare compared with Rhynchotus maculicollis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Barred Tinamou | Huayco Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Crypturellus casiquiare | Rhynchotus maculicollis |
| Order | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Family | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 27.0 cm (10.6 in) | 42.4 cm (16.7 in) |
| Weight | 287.625 g (10.15 oz) | 900.8333333333334 g (31.78 oz) |
| Diet | Grazes grasses and aquatic vegetation near wetland edges; sedges and stems dominate diet; supplements with … | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation near rivers; dabbles for invertebrates; diet richer in seeds … |
| Clutch Size | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Barred Tinamou
Restricted to humid lowland forest along the Casiquiare canal region of southern Venezuela and extreme northwestern Brazil. Associated with river-edge and flooded forest at low elevations. Rarely recorded.
Huayco Tinamou
Arid and semi-arid puna grassland, dry rocky slopes, and scrubby woodland at 2,500–4,000 m in the Andes of Bolivia and southern Peru. Often associated with dry quebrada habitats.
Song & Call Comparison
Barred Tinamou
A slow, hollow whistle from blackwater river forest of the upper Orinoco. Call is distinctive but rarely recorded given its restricted range on the Venezuela-Colombia border.
Huayco Tinamou
A slower, slightly lower whistle than the Red-winged Tinamou. Calls from steep scrubby Andean slopes. Relatively poorly documented compared to its lowland relatives.
Geographic Range & Migration
Barred Tinamou
Inhabits savannas and forest edges of northeastern Brazil's semi-arid Caatinga region. Sedentary and endemic to this biome.
Huayco Tinamou
Inhabits open savannas and grasslands from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Sedentary; walks in tall grass.
Conservation Status
Barred Tinamou
Huayco Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Barred Tinamou
Heavily and boldly barred throughout; upperparts dark brown with broad black bars. Crown blackish; face pale. Throat whitish; breast and flanks strongly barred black and buff. Belly whitish.
Huayco Tinamou
Brown upperparts heavily streaked black; rufous-chestnut wings visible in flight. Neck and upper breast spotted and streaked on buff-white ground. Belly pale. Andean grassland species; sexes similar.
About These Birds
Barred Tinamou
A small tinamou with distinctly barred brown-and-buff plumage. Restricted to the Casiquiare region of Venezuela and adjacent northwestern Brazil—one of the most restricted tinamou ranges. Nearly all data come from specimens. Inhabits humid lowland forest along river systems.
Huayco Tinamou
A large tinamou with spotted brown-and-buff plumage, closely related to the Red-winged Tinamou. Found on Andean slopes and high-altitude grasslands in Bolivia and Peru. Less studied than its relative; inhabits dry puna scrub and rocky slopes.