Choco Tinamou vs Solitary Tinamou

Crypturellus kerriae 比較対象 Tinamus solitarius

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Choco Tinamou Solitary Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus kerriae Tinamus solitarius
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 30.8 cm (12.1 in) 52.3 cm (20.6 in)
体重 443.4 g (15.64 oz) 1428.5 g (50.39 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, small invertebrates, and fallen berries in South American savanna; solitary ground feeder. Omnivorous ground-forager in Patagonian steppes; eats seeds, berries, shoots, and insects; diet shifts toward seeds …
一腹卵数 -- 6-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Choco Tinamou only

None

Solitary Tinamou only

None

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.

Solitary Tinamou

Dense Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul, into northeastern Argentina and Paraguay. Prefers humid lowland and foothill forest with closed canopy and thick undergrowth. Below 900 m.

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Song & Call Comparison

Choco Tinamou

さえずり

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.

Solitary Tinamou

さえずり

Delivers a pure, mournful flute-like whistle repeated slowly. The call is a single clear 'whooo' rising then falling, given from dense understory. Less frequently heard than other tinamous.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Choco Tinamou

Inhabits open grasslands and steppes of Patagonian Argentina and Chile. Largely sedentary; some seasonal altitudinal movements.

Solitary Tinamou

Restricted to Paraguay, southern Bolivia, and northern Argentina. Sedentary in dry Chaco woodlands and open grasslands year-round.

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Choco Tinamou

Near Threatened

Solitary Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Choco Tinamou

羽毛

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.

Solitary Tinamou

羽毛

Rich dark brown upperparts heavily barred and vermiculated with black. Crown dark; throat whitish. Breast rufous-brown; belly pale buff. Flanks broadly barred dark brown. Sexes similar.

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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.

Solitary Tinamou

ソリタリーティナムはブラジル東部の大西洋岸森林に生息するシギダチョウです。単独行動を好むことから名前がついています。

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