Bartlett's Tinamou vs Cinereous Tinamou

Crypturellus bartletti comparado con Crypturellus cinereus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bartlett's Tinamou Cinereous Tinamou
Nombre científico Crypturellus bartletti Crypturellus cinereus
Orden Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Familia Tinamidae Tinamidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,1 cm (10.7 in) 32,5 cm (12.8 in)
Peso 241,0 g (8.50 oz) 502,25 g (17.72 oz)
Dieta Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … Feeds on seeds, berries, and insects in Neotropical forests; scratches leaf litter to expose invertebrates; …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bartlett's Tinamou only

Ninguno

Cinereous Tinamou only

Ninguno

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.

Cinereous Tinamou

Lowland humid forest and forest edges in the Amazon and Orinoco basins from Venezuela and Colombia to Bolivia and central Brazil. Prefers dense understorey near water. Tolerates some secondary growth.

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Song & Call Comparison

Bartlett's Tinamou

Canto

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.

Cinereous Tinamou

Canto

A monotonous, deep whistle repeated at regular slow intervals. The call is a single, resonant 'whoooo' given from forest floor cover. Typical of lowland humid forest.

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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.

Cinereous Tinamou

Ranges through forests of Chile and adjacent western Argentina. Sedentary in temperate Valdivian forests from sea level to 1,500 m.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Bartlett's Tinamou

Least Concern

Cinereous Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bartlett's Tinamou

Plumaje

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.

Cinereous Tinamou

Plumaje

Uniform slate-gray upperparts; head, neck and breast also gray. Belly paler grayish-white. Lacks strong barring. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar; cinereous refers to its ashy coloration.

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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.

Cinereous Tinamou

Tinamú cinéreo (Crypturellus cinereus) — Tinamú del sotobosque sombrío de la selva amazónica. Plumaje gris oscuro. Muy difícil de avistar; su presencia se delata por su canto melancólico. Terrestre por completo.

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