Yellow-legged Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Crypturellus noctivagus 比較対象 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Yellow-legged Tinamou Great Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus noctivagus Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.4 cm (14.3 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 567.5 g (20.02 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, small berries, and invertebrates in Bolivian and Argentine forests; solitary ground forager. Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
一腹卵数 3-4 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Yellow-legged Tinamou only

None

Great Tinamou only

None

Yellow-legged Tinamou

Atlantic Forest remnants in eastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Prefers humid lowland and foothill forest with dense understorey. Increasingly restricted to forest fragments due to deforestation.

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

Yellow-legged Tinamou

さえずり

A slow, clear, somewhat melancholic whistle repeated at intervals. Nocturnal calling behavior makes it easier to hear than to see in Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.

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

Yellow-legged Tinamou

Inhabits humid forests of eastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. Sedentary; restricted to Atlantic Forest remnants.

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

Near Threatened

Yellow-legged Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-legged Tinamou

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts finely barred with blackish. Throat whitish; breast rufous-brown. Belly pale buff-white. Distinctive yellow legs contrast with dark plumage. Larger than most Crypturellus species.

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

Yellow-legged Tinamou

イエローレッグドティナム(Crypturellus noctivagus)— ブラジル大西洋森林に生息するティナム。黄色い足と夜行性傾向が特徴。

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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