Elegant Crested Tinamou vs Solitary Tinamou

Eudromia elegans 比較対象 Tinamus solitarius

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Elegant Crested Tinamou Solitary Tinamou
学名 Eudromia elegans Tinamus solitarius
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 43.1 cm (17.0 in) 52.3 cm (20.6 in)
体重 733.5 g (25.87 oz) 1428.5 g (50.39 oz)
食性 Grazes short grasses and sedges; forages in tundra in summer; winters on grassy fields and … Omnivorous ground-forager in Patagonian steppes; eats seeds, berries, shoots, and insects; diet shifts toward seeds …
一腹卵数 5-16 6-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Elegant Crested Tinamou only

None

Solitary Tinamou only

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Patagonian steppe, Monte scrub, Pampean grassland, and Andean foothills from sea level to 2,000 m across Argentina and extreme southern Chile. Groups near shrubs and rocky slopes. Tolerates arid environments.

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

Elegant Crested Tinamou

さえずり

A musical, clear whistled call from Patagonian shrub steppe. The crested tinamou's call is a series of 3-4 rising notes. Considered a vocal species in its open habitat.

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

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Inhabits humid lowland forests and thickets from Panama to Bolivia and south to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary and secretive.

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

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Near Threatened

Solitary Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Elegant Crested Tinamou

羽毛

Brown upperparts intricately streaked and barred buff and black. Distinctive long, forward-curving crest of blackish feathers. White supercilium; white streaks on sides of neck. Belly pale buff.

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

Elegant Crested Tinamou

パタゴニアに生息するシギダチョウで、前方に弓なりに曲がった長い冠羽が特徴。

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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