Bartlett's Tinamou vs Brazilian Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti verglichen mit Crypturellus strigulosus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Bartlett's Tinamou | Brazilian Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Crypturellus bartletti | Crypturellus strigulosus |
| Ordnung | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Familie | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) | 32,2 cm (12.7 in) |
| Gewicht | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) | 421,0 g (14.85 oz) |
| Ernährung | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … | Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates in lowland forests; forages solitarily at ground level. |
| Gelegegröße | -- | 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.
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.
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.
Brazilian Tinamou
A series of pure, resonant whistles from Amazonian terra firme forest. Call is similar to other lowland Crypturellus but slightly rougher in quality.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Brazilian Tinamou
Ranges through forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil. Sedentary in dense lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.
Erhaltungsstatus
Bartlett's Tinamou
Brazilian 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.
Brazilian Tinamou
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.
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.
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.