Bartlett's Tinamou vs Elegant Crested Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti verglichen mit Eudromia elegans
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Bartlett's Tinamou | Elegant Crested Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Crypturellus bartletti | Eudromia elegans |
| Ordnung | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Familie | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) | 43,1 cm (17.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) | 733,5 g (25.87 oz) |
| Ernährung | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … | Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages in tundra in summer; winters on grassy fields and … |
| Gelegegröße | -- | 5-16 |
| 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.
Elegant Crested Tinamou
Patagonian steppe, Monte scrub, Pampean grassland, and Andean foothills from sea level to 2,000 m across Argentina and extreme southern Chile. Groups near shrubs and rocky slopes. Tolerates arid environments.
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.
Elegant Crested Tinamou
A musical, clear whistled call from Patagonian shrub steppe. The crested tinamou's call is a series of 3-4 rising notes. Considered a vocal species in its open habitat.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Elegant Crested Tinamou
Inhabits humid lowland forests and thickets from Panama to Bolivia and south to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary and secretive.
Erhaltungsstatus
Bartlett's Tinamou
Elegant Crested 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.
Elegant Crested Tinamou
Brown upperparts intricately streaked and barred buff and black. Distinctive long, forward-curving crest of blackish feathers. White supercilium; white streaks on sides of neck. Belly pale buff.
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.
Elegant Crested Tinamou
A slender tinamou with a long forward-curving crest, grey-brown streaked plumage, and boldly striped head. Found in Patagonian steppe and Monte scrub of Argentina and Chile. Social outside breeding season. Runs swiftly and can fly short distances. Males alone incubate glossy violet-green eggs.