Small-billed Tinamou vs Highland Tinamou

Crypturellus parvirostris 比較対象 Nothocercus bonapartei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Small-billed Tinamou Highland Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus parvirostris Nothocercus bonapartei
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 22.2 cm (8.7 in) 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
体重 193.0 g (6.81 oz) 712.25 g (25.12 oz)
食性 Plucks grasses, aquatic plants, and seeds from wetland margins in South America; large body requires … Seeds, berries, and insects form the diet of this Brazilian cerrado tinamou; forages quietly on …
一腹卵数 2-5 2-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Small-billed Tinamou

Cerrado woodland, savanna grassland, gallery forest edges, and campo sujo in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Tolerates degraded habitats and cultivated areas. Most common in open and transitional zones.

Highland Tinamou

Humid montane and cloud forest at 1,000–2,500 m in the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia. Favors dense undergrowth with mossy ground cover near streams. Makes slight downhill movements in winter.

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Song & Call Comparison

Small-billed Tinamou

さえずり

A high-pitched whistle with minimal variation. Among the smaller tinamous; call reflects its tiny size with a thinner tone. Found in open Cerrado grassland-forest edge.

Highland Tinamou

さえずり

A series of clear, flute-like whistles at varying pitches. The call descends in scale, creating a melancholic phrase. Sings from dense Andean cloud forest understory.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Small-billed Tinamou

Found in forests and forest margins from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia. Sedentary in warm lowland and foothill habitats.

Highland Tinamou

Found in dense forests and thickets from Colombia and Venezuela to Argentina. Sedentary; locally common in humid lowland forests.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Small-billed Tinamou

Least Concern

Highland Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Small-billed Tinamou

羽毛

Small and compact with brown upperparts finely barred dark; crown dark brown. Throat pale; breast rufous-buff. Belly whitish. Disproportionately small bill. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.

Highland Tinamou

羽毛

Rufous-brown upperparts heavily vermiculated with black; crown dark brown. Throat whitish; breast and flanks rufous with dark brown barring. Belly pale buff. Sexes alike.

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About These Birds

Small-billed Tinamou

スモールビルドティナム(Crypturellus parvirostris)— ブラジルとアルゼンチンのセラードと乾燥林に生息するティナム。小さい嘴が特徴。

Highland Tinamou

A medium-sized tinamou with dark brown upperparts, rufous-streaked breast, and a long slightly decurved bill. Inhabits Andean cloud forests. Its rich plaintive whistle is heard more often than the bird itself. Feeds on berries, seeds, and invertebrates on damp mossy forest floors.

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