Brown Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus 比較対象 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Brown Tinamou Great Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus obsoletus Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.0 cm (12.6 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 478.8333333333333 g (16.89 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
食性 Eats grass seeds, berries, and arthropods in open cerrado; forages in small groups; invertebrate intake … Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
一腹卵数 2-4 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Brown Tinamou only

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Great Tinamou only

None

Brown Tinamou

Humid forests from sea level to 2,200 m along the Andes and in Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Prefers dense forest interior and forest-edge thickets. Tolerates secondary forest.

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

Brown Tinamou

さえずり

A slow series of rich, whistled notes, descending or ascending. Call carries through secondary forest. One of the more musical tinamous in the Crypturellus genus.

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

Brown Tinamou

Inhabits grasslands and open areas across southern South America from sea level to high Patagonian steppes. Largely non-migratory.

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

Brown Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Tinamou

羽毛

Plain warm brown upperparts with minimal barring; crown darker. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rich brown; belly paler buff. Legs and bill reddish. Relatively uniform compared to congeners.

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

Brown Tinamou

ブラウンティナム(Crypturellus obsoletus)— ブラジルから南アメリカ北部の低地林と山地林に生息する茶色いティナム。多様な生息地に適応している。

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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