Little Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou

Crypturellus soui 比較対象 Nothoprocta ornata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Little Tinamou Ornate Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus soui Nothoprocta ornata
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 25.5 cm (10.0 in) 37.1 cm (14.6 in)
体重 247.25 g (8.72 oz) 624.5 g (22.03 oz)
食性 Omnivorous ground-forager; eats seeds, fallen fruits, termites, and beetles across lowland South American forests. Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large …
一腹卵数 1-2 4-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Little Tinamou only

Ornate Tinamou only

Little Tinamou

Forest edges, dense secondary growth, overgrown clearings, and thickets from sea level to 1,500 m, from southern Mexico through Central America and throughout tropical South America. Highly adaptable.

Ornate Tinamou

High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.

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Song & Call Comparison

Little Tinamou

さえずり

A soft, high-pitched, repeated whistle — higher in pitch than most tinamous due to its small size. Song is 2-3 ascending notes. Gives thin alarm 'seet' when disturbed.

Ornate Tinamou

さえずり

A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Little Tinamou

Endemic to subtropical forests of northwestern Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, and adjacent Paraguay. Non-migratory; range restricted.

Ornate Tinamou

Ranges along Pacific slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to central Chile. Sedentary in arid and semi-arid foothill scrub.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Little Tinamou

Least Concern

Ornate Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Little Tinamou

羽毛

Males dark brown above with rufous-tinged neck and breast; belly whitish-buff. Females richer rufous-brown with blackish barring on back and wings. Throat pale. Small and compact.

Ornate Tinamou

羽毛

Intricately patterned; upperparts grayish-brown with black streaks and whitish shaft streaks. Bold pale supercilium. Breast spotted and streaked on pale buff. Belly whitish. Striking Andean species.

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About These Birds

Little Tinamou

リトルティナム(Crypturellus soui)— 中央アメリカから南アメリカにかけての低地密林に生息する小型のティナム。草地や薮の中を好む。

Ornate Tinamou

A striking medium-sized tinamou with intricately patterned brown, black, and white plumage—one of the most ornately marked tinamou species. Found in Andean puna from Peru to Argentina. Terrestrial and gregarious, often found in small flocks. Calls with a clear fluted whistle.

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