Choco Tinamou vs Great Tinamou
Crypturellus kerriae 比較対象 Tinamus major
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Choco Tinamou | Great Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Crypturellus kerriae | Tinamus major |
| 目 | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| 科 | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| 保全状況 | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 30.8 cm (12.1 in) | 48.2 cm (19.0 in) |
| 体重 | 443.4 g (15.64 oz) | 1006.75 g (35.51 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, small invertebrates, and fallen berries in South American savanna; solitary ground feeder. | Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches … |
| 一腹卵数 | -- | 3-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Choco Tinamou
Dense humid lowland forest in the Darién region of eastern Panama and Chocó of Colombia, below 300 m. Extremely restricted to this narrow Pacific bioregion. Rarely encountered even by experienced field ornithologists.
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.
Song & Call Comparison
Choco Tinamou
A soft, hesitant whistle from dense Choco rainforest — one of the most poorly documented tinamou calls, reflecting its restricted and threatened lowland Pacific rainforest habitat.
Great Tinamou
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Choco Tinamou
Inhabits open grasslands and steppes of Patagonian Argentina and Chile. Largely sedentary; some seasonal altitudinal movements.
Great Tinamou
Found in open habitats from Venezuela and Guianas through Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary in dry savannas and grasslands.
保全状況
Choco Tinamou
Great Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Choco Tinamou
Dark brown upperparts with blackish barring; crown dark. Throat whitish; breast and flanks rufous-brown. Belly pale buff. Reddish legs. Restricted to humid Chocó forests; sexes similar.
Great Tinamou
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.
About These Birds
Choco Tinamou
A small dark tinamou with black-barred olive-brown plumage. One of the least-known tinamous in the world, restricted to the Chocó bioregion of Colombia and Panama. Known from very few specimens; virtually unstudied in the field. Inhabits dense lowland Pacific forest.
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。