Andean Tinamou vs Puna Tinamou

Nothoprocta pentlandii 比較対象 Tinamotis pentlandii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andean Tinamou Puna Tinamou
学名 Nothoprocta pentlandii Tinamotis pentlandii
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 29.6 cm (11.7 in) 50.7 cm (20.0 in)
体重 316.01666666666665 g (11.15 oz) 943.2 g (33.27 oz)
食性 Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates … Eats grasses, roots, and aquatic plants; grazes pastures and wetland margins; diet shifts to cereal …
一腹卵数 5-8 4-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Andean Tinamou only

None

Puna Tinamou only

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.

Puna Tinamou

Open puna grassland, bunchgrass plains, and rocky hillsides at 3,500–5,000 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Puna Tinamou

さえずり

A high-pitched, clear whistle from high Andean puna. Call carries through the thin air of altiplano above 4,000 m elevation. Among the highest-dwelling tinamou species.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Andean Tinamou

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

Puna Tinamou

Inhabits marshes and wetland edges across the Southern Cone; from southeastern Brazil to Patagonian Argentina. Partially migratory.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

Least Concern

Puna Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Puna Tinamou

羽毛

Large; grayish-brown upperparts streaked dark. Crown grayish with pale central stripe; white supercilium. Breast grayish spotted; flanks barred. Belly whitish. Adapted to high-altitude Andean puna.

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About These Birds

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.

Puna Tinamou

プーナティナムはアンデス高原の高山草原に生息するシギダチョウです。ペルー、ボリビア、アルゼンチンの高地に分布します。

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