Tepui Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou

Crypturellus ptaritepui 比較対象 Nothoprocta pentlandii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tepui Tinamou Andean Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus ptaritepui Nothoprocta pentlandii
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
体重 443.4 g (15.64 oz) 316.01666666666665 g (11.15 oz)
食性 Scratches forest floor for seeds, small invertebrates, and fungi; diet dominated by seeds and tubers … Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates …
一腹卵数 -- 5-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Tepui Tinamou only

Andean Tinamou only

None

Tepui Tinamou

Humid forest and scrub on tepui highlands at 1,000–2,000 m in the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela. Extremely restricted to isolated table-mountain plateaus. Rarely studied or observed.

Andean Tinamou

Andean valleys, foothills, scrubby slopes, and agricultural land at 1,500–4,000 m from Ecuador through Peru and Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. Tolerates degraded and cultivated areas with scrub remnants.

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Song & Call Comparison

Tepui Tinamou

さえずり

A clear, whistled phrase from Tepui tabletop habitats. Call is a 2-note falling whistle. Poorly documented; restricted range makes systematic study difficult.

Andean Tinamou

さえずり

A rising 2-note whistle from Andean scrub and grassland. Frequently heard during early morning. Considered a vocal species within its highland habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Tepui Tinamou

Found in forests and scrub of southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. Sedentary; inhabits dry montane valleys at 1,500–3,000 m.

Andean Tinamou

Inhabits forests and edges in a broad arc from Costa Rica to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. Largely sedentary.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Tepui Tinamou

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tepui Tinamou

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts with blackish vermiculations and barring. Crown and nape rufous-brown. Throat whitish; breast rufous. Flanks barred brown. Endemic to tepui highlands; sexes similar.

Andean Tinamou

羽毛

Gray-brown upperparts with blackish streaks and buff shaft-streaks. Pale buff supercilium. Breast spotted brown on buff. Belly whitish. Compact; common across Andean grasslands and scrub.

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About These Birds

Tepui Tinamou

トドラティナム(Crypturellus ptaritepui)— ベネズエラ南部固有の希少なティナム。テプイの森林に限定的に分布する。

Andean Tinamou

A medium-sized tinamou with brown streaked plumage and pale supercilium. Widespread in Andean foothills and inter-Andean valleys from Ecuador to Argentina. Adaptable and locally common; inhabits a variety of open and scrubby habitats at mid to high altitudes.

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