Black-capped Tinamou vs Bartlett's Tinamou
Crypturellus atrocapillus comparado con Crypturellus bartletti
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Black-capped Tinamou | Bartlett's Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Crypturellus atrocapillus | Crypturellus bartletti |
| Orden | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Familia | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 33,1 cm (13.0 in) | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) |
| Peso | 452,5 g (15.96 oz) | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) |
| Dieta | Seeds, tubers, and insects form the diet; forages on open grassland floors of central South … | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Black-capped Tinamou
Humid foothill and lower montane forest at 250–1,200 m on the eastern Andean slopes from southern Colombia to Bolivia. Prefers dense undergrowth with mossy forest floor near streams.
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.
Song & Call Comparison
Black-capped Tinamou
A deep, hollow whistle repeated slowly. Considered vocally similar to Variegated Tinamou but delivers its call from Andean foothill forest at lower elevations.
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Black-capped Tinamou
Found in arid scrublands and dry woodlands of Peru and Bolivia. Sedentary; restricted to western slope Andean valleys below 2,500 m.
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Estado de conservación
Black-capped Tinamou
Bartlett's Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-capped Tinamou
Distinctive blackish-brown crown and nape contrasting with rufous sides of head. Upperparts brown with black barring. Throat pale; breast rufous. Belly buff. Flanks barred. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.
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.
About These Birds
Black-capped Tinamou
Tinamú cabecinegro (Crypturellus atrocapillus) — Tinamú poco conocido del sotobosque húmedo de la Amazonia occidental. Cabeza negra que contrasta con el cuerpo pardo. Muy difícil de observar; se detecta mejor por su canto.
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.