Pale-browed Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou

Crypturellus transfasciatus 比較対象 Nothoprocta ornata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pale-browed Tinamou Ornate Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus transfasciatus Nothoprocta ornata
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 37.1 cm (14.6 in)
体重 283.0 g (9.98 oz) 624.5 g (22.03 oz)
食性 Seeds, small fruits, and insects form core diet; forages cryptically on the ground in Neotropical … Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large …
一腹卵数 1-7 4-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

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Pale-browed Tinamou

Seasonally dry tropical forest and deciduous scrub below 1,000 m in the Tumbesian bioregion of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Tolerates degraded habitats. Most active in early mornings.

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

Pale-browed Tinamou

さえずり

A hesitant, soft whistle repeated at long intervals. Considered a quieter tinamou; its pale-browed plumage matches its retiring vocal behavior in dry forest.

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

Pale-browed Tinamou

Inhabits forests and forest edges from Mexico to Ecuador and Bolivia. Largely sedentary; locally common in humid foothills.

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

Near Threatened

Pale-browed Tinamou

Least Concern

Ornate Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-browed Tinamou

羽毛

Brown upperparts barred blackish; distinctive pale supercilium contrasting with dark crown. Throat white; breast pale rufous-buff. Belly whitish. Flanks barred. Found in dry forests of SW Ecuador and NW Peru.

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

Pale-browed Tinamou

ペールブラウンティナム(Crypturellus transfasciatus)— エクアドルとペルー西部の乾燥林に生息するティナム。横縞の羽色をもつ。

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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