Black-capped Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou

Crypturellus atrocapillus 比較対象 Nothoprocta ornata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-capped Tinamou Ornate Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus atrocapillus Nothoprocta ornata
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.1 cm (13.0 in) 37.1 cm (14.6 in)
体重 452.5 g (15.96 oz) 624.5 g (22.03 oz)
食性 Seeds, tubers, and insects form the diet; forages on open grassland floors of central South … Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large …
一腹卵数 -- 4-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-capped Tinamou only

Ornate Tinamou only

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.

Ornate Tinamou

High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-capped Tinamou

さえずり

A deep, hollow whistle repeated slowly. Considered vocally similar to Variegated Tinamou but delivers its call from Andean foothill forest at lower elevations.

Ornate Tinamou

さえずり

A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.

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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.

Ornate Tinamou

Ranges along Pacific slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to central Chile. Sedentary in arid and semi-arid foothill scrub.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Black-capped Tinamou

Least Concern

Ornate Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-capped Tinamou

羽毛

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.

Ornate Tinamou

羽毛

Intricately patterned; upperparts grayish-brown with black streaks and whitish shaft streaks. Bold pale supercilium. Breast spotted and streaked on pale buff. Belly whitish. Striking Andean species.

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About These Birds

Black-capped Tinamou

ブラックキャップドティナム(Crypturellus atrocapillus)— アマゾン盆地の熱帯雨林に生息するティナム。黒い頭頂部が特徴。低地の密な森で生活する。

Ornate Tinamou

A striking medium-sized tinamou with intricately patterned brown, black, and white plumage—one of the most ornately marked tinamou species. Found in Andean puna from Peru to Argentina. Terrestrial and gregarious, often found in small flocks. Calls with a clear fluted whistle.

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