Bartlett's Tinamou vs Spotted Nothura

Crypturellus bartletti verglichen mit Nothura maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bartlett's Tinamou Spotted Nothura
Wissenschaftlicher Name Crypturellus bartletti Nothura maculosa
Ordnung Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Familie Tinamidae Tinamidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,1 cm (10.7 in) 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
Gewicht 241,0 g (8.50 oz) 256,0 g (9.03 oz)
Ernährung Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … Migratory grazer feeding on grasses, sedges, and grain; winter diet heavily supplemented with cereal crops …
Gelegegröße -- 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Bartlett's Tinamou only

Spotted Nothura only

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.

Spotted Nothura

Pampas grassland, agricultural fields, pasture, and open scrubby areas from sea level to 3,000 m across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, and Bolivia. Very tolerant of human-modified landscapes.

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Song & Call Comparison

Bartlett's Tinamou

Gesang

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.

Spotted Nothura

Gesang

A rapid, repeated whistle described as 'ki-ki-ki' or a trill. One of the most vocal and frequently heard South American tinamous in campos and grassland habitats.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bartlett's Tinamou

Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.

Spotted Nothura

Restricted to the Andes of southern Chile and adjacent Argentina. Sedentary in Valdivian temperate forest at low to mid elevations.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bartlett's Tinamou

Least Concern

Spotted Nothura

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bartlett's Tinamou

Gefieder

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.

Spotted Nothura

Gefieder

Heavily spotted and streaked; buff and brown upperparts with bold dark spots. Pale central crown stripe; buff supercilium. Throat and belly white with spotted breast. Rufous in wings. Common and …

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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.

Spotted Nothura

The most common and widespread nothura, with pale brown plumage heavily spotted with black and buff. Found in pampas grasslands, agricultural land, and open scrub across Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Bolivia. Highly terrestrial; flies rarely. Calls with a rapid descending trill.

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