Variegated Tinamou vs Solitary Tinamou

Crypturellus variegatus 比較対象 Tinamus solitarius

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Variegated Tinamou Solitary Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus variegatus Tinamus solitarius
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 31.1 cm (12.2 in) 52.3 cm (20.6 in)
体重 363.0 g (12.80 oz) 1428.5 g (50.39 oz)
食性 Herbivorous grazer eating grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation; grazes communally on flooded grasslands in northern … Omnivorous ground-forager in Patagonian steppes; eats seeds, berries, shoots, and insects; diet shifts toward seeds …
一腹卵数 1 6-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Variegated Tinamou only

None

Solitary Tinamou only

None

Variegated Tinamou

Lowland humid tropical forest in the Amazon basin, from southern Venezuela and the Guianas through Peru, Bolivia, and central Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior, tolerating some várzea and forest edge.

Solitary Tinamou

Dense Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul, into northeastern Argentina and Paraguay. Prefers humid lowland and foothill forest with closed canopy and thick undergrowth. Below 900 m.

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Song & Call Comparison

Variegated Tinamou

さえずり

A clear, loud whistle of 2-3 falling notes. Called variably from lowland Amazonian forest. One of the more frequently encountered and identified Crypturellus in its range.

Solitary Tinamou

さえずり

Delivers a pure, mournful flute-like whistle repeated slowly. The call is a single clear 'whooo' rising then falling, given from dense understory. Less frequently heard than other tinamous.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Variegated Tinamou

Found in the highlands of central Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Sedentary in puna grasslands at 3,000–4,500 m.

Solitary Tinamou

Restricted to Paraguay, southern Bolivia, and northern Argentina. Sedentary in dry Chaco woodlands and open grasslands year-round.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Variegated Tinamou

Near Threatened

Solitary Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Variegated Tinamou

羽毛

Boldly variegated: upperparts rufous-chestnut with heavy black barring and spots. Crown black; face and throat buff-white. Breast pale rufous. Belly whitish. Vivid pattern distinct among tinamous.

Solitary Tinamou

羽毛

Rich dark brown upperparts heavily barred and vermiculated with black. Crown dark; throat whitish. Breast rufous-brown; belly pale buff. Flanks broadly barred dark brown. Sexes similar.

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About These Birds

Variegated Tinamou

バリエゲーテッドティナム(Crypturellus variegatus)— アマゾン盆地の湿った雨林に生息するティナム。複雑な縞・斑点模様をもつ。

Solitary Tinamou

ソリタリーティナムはブラジル東部の大西洋岸森林に生息するシギダチョウです。単独行動を好むことから名前がついています。

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