Tawny-breasted Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou

Nothocercus julius 比較対象 Nothoprocta pentlandii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tawny-breasted Tinamou Andean Tinamou
学名 Nothocercus julius Nothoprocta pentlandii
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 38.2 cm (15.0 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
体重 683.75 g (24.12 oz) 316.01666666666665 g (11.15 oz)
食性 Omnivorous; eats seeds, tubers, insects, and berries on Andean slopes; forages solitarily in dense montane … Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates …
一腹卵数 -- 5-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

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Tawny-breasted Tinamou

Humid montane forest at 1,500–2,600 m in the northern and central Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Prefers steep slopes with dense ferns and shrubs beneath closed canopy.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

さえずり

Delivers slow, mournful whistled phrases from dense mountain forest. The song is a series of 2-3 pure notes. Less frequently heard than lowland tinamous.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

Endemic to humid forests of southeastern Brazil from Pernambuco to Rio Grande do Sul. Sedentary; classified as Near Threatened.

Andean Tinamou

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

How to Tell Them Apart

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts with fine black vermiculation. Distinctively warm tawny-rufous breast and flanks. Throat whitish; belly pale. Crown blackish-brown. Sexes similar in this Andean species.

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.

About These Birds

Tawny-breasted Tinamou

A medium-sized tinamou with plain tawny-brown upperparts and warm rufous-orange breast. Found in Andean forests of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Secretive and terrestrial; known primarily from its loud mournful call heard at dawn. Forages in dense undergrowth for seeds and invertebrates.

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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