Undulated Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou
Crypturellus undulatus comparado con Nothoprocta pentlandii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Undulated Tinamou | Andean Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Crypturellus undulatus | Nothoprocta pentlandii |
| Orden | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Familia | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 34,5 cm (13.6 in) | 29,6 cm (11.7 in) |
| Peso | 550,6666666666666 g (19.42 oz) | 316,01666666666665 g (11.15 oz) |
| Dieta | Ground-forager in South American dry forests; takes seeds, berries, and invertebrates; diet shifts to tubers … | Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 4-5 | 5-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Undulated Tinamou
Humid forests, forest edges, cerrado woodland, and gallery forest in the Amazon basin and adjacent cerrado from Venezuela and Colombia to Argentina. Tolerates seasonally flooded forest and disturbed secondary habitats.
Andean Tinamou
Andean valleys, foothills, scrubby slopes, and agricultural land at 1,500–4,000 m from Ecuador through Peru and Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and cultivated areas with scrub remnants.
Song & Call Comparison
Undulated Tinamou
A loud, repeated undulating whistle that rises and falls — matching its name 'undulated'. Carries well through várzea forest and wetland edges across its broad range.
Andean Tinamou
A rising 2-note whistle from Andean scrub and grassland. Frequently heard during early morning. Considered a vocal species within its highland habitat.
Geographic Range & Migration
Undulated Tinamou
Found in scrubby hillsides and forest edges from Mexico south through Central America to Honduras. Sedentary at low to mid elevations.
Andean Tinamou
Inhabits forests and edges in a broad arc from Costa Rica to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. Largely sedentary.
Estado de conservación
Undulated Tinamou
Andean Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Undulated Tinamou
Brown upperparts with pronounced wavy blackish barring and undulations. Pale buff-white throat; breast rufous-brown. Belly whitish with barred flanks. Reddish-orange legs diagnostic. Sexes similar.
Andean Tinamou
Gray-brown upperparts with blackish streaks and buff shaft-streaks. Pale buff supercilium. Breast spotted brown on buff. Belly whitish. Compact; common across Andean grasslands and scrub.
About These Birds
Undulated Tinamou
Tinamú ondulado (Crypturellus undulatus) — Tinamú de amplia distribución en Sudamérica, frecuente en zonas de Cerrado, bosque de galería y la periferia amazónica. Su canto 'pou-pou-pou' repetitivo es inconfundible. Hábitos terrestres.
Andean Tinamou
A medium-sized tinamou with brown streaked plumage and pale supercilium. Widespread in Andean foothills and inter-Andean valleys from Ecuador to Argentina. Adaptable and locally common; inhabits a variety of open and scrubby habitats at mid to high altitudes.