Cinereous Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Crypturellus cinereus 比較対象 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cinereous Tinamou Great Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus cinereus Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.5 cm (12.8 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 502.25 g (17.72 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, berries, and insects in Neotropical forests; scratches leaf litter to expose invertebrates; … Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
一腹卵数 2 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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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.

Great Tinamou

Humid lowland and foothill tropical rainforest from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior with dense understorey. Nests on the ground.

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Song & Call Comparison

Cinereous Tinamou

さえずり

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.

Great Tinamou

さえずり

A beautiful, pure whistled phrase repeated at regular intervals from the forest floor. Call is a clear 'wheeeoo-wheeeoo'. Among the most musical tinamou calls in its range.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Cinereous Tinamou

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

Great Tinamou

Found in open habitats from Venezuela and Guianas through Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary in dry savannas and grasslands.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Cinereous Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cinereous Tinamou

羽毛

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.

Great Tinamou

羽毛

Olive-brown to grayish-brown upperparts with black vermiculations and barring. Crown darker brownish; throat whitish. Breast grayish-brown; belly pale buff. Flanks barred with dark brown.

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About These Birds

Cinereous Tinamou

シンダリーティナム(Crypturellus cinereus)— アマゾン盆地の低地雨林に生息する灰色のティナム。密な下層植生を好む。

Great Tinamou

グレートティナムはメキシコから南米にかけての熱帯雨林に生息する大型のシギダチョウです。深みのある鳴き声で知られています。

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