Barred Tinamou vs Grey-legged Tinamou
Crypturellus casiquiare comparé à Crypturellus duidae
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Barred Tinamou | Grey-legged Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Crypturellus casiquiare | Crypturellus duidae |
| Ordre | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Famille | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 27,0 cm (10.6 in) | 32,6 cm (12.8 in) |
| Poids | 287,625 g (10.15 oz) | 429,5 g (15.15 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Grazes grasses and aquatic vegetation near wetland edges; sedges and stems dominate diet; supplements with … | Ground-gleaner taking seeds, berries, and arthropods in Amazonian forests; invertebrate proportion rises in wet season. |
| Taille de la couvée | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Barred Tinamou
Restricted to humid lowland forest along the Casiquiare canal region of southern Venezuela and extreme northwestern Brazil. Associated with river-edge and flooded forest at low elevations. Rarely recorded.
Grey-legged Tinamou
Montane forest and shrubby tepui slopes at 600–1,800 m on isolated table-mountains in southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil. Restricted range; known from very few locations.
Song & Call Comparison
Barred Tinamou
A slow, hollow whistle from blackwater river forest of the upper Orinoco. Call is distinctive but rarely recorded given its restricted range on the Venezuela-Colombia border.
Grey-legged Tinamou
A series of hollow whistles with a slightly husky tone. Calls from dense forest floor cover in tepui foothills. Considered vocally conservative among Crypturellus tinamous.
Geographic Range & Migration
Barred Tinamou
Inhabits savannas and forest edges of northeastern Brazil's semi-arid Caatinga region. Sedentary and endemic to this biome.
Grey-legged Tinamou
Endemic to the humid Andean slopes of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Sedentary in cloud forest from 800 to 2,200 m.
Statut de conservation
Barred Tinamou
Grey-legged Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Barred Tinamou
Heavily and boldly barred throughout; upperparts dark brown with broad black bars. Crown blackish; face pale. Throat whitish; breast and flanks strongly barred black and buff. Belly whitish.
Grey-legged Tinamou
Dark brown upperparts with blackish barring. Diagnostic gray legs distinguish it from red-legged congeners. Throat whitish; breast rufous-brown; belly pale. Crown darker; sexes similar.
About These Birds
Barred Tinamou
A small tinamou with distinctly barred brown-and-buff plumage. Restricted to the Casiquiare region of Venezuela and adjacent northwestern Brazil—one of the most restricted tinamou ranges. Nearly all data come from specimens. Inhabits humid lowland forest along river systems.
Grey-legged Tinamou
A poorly known medium-sized tinamou with brown plumage and conspicuously grey legs. Restricted to the tepui region of southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil. Known from very few observations. Forages terrestrially in dense undergrowth of montane forest.