Huayco Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Rhynchotus maculicollis 比較対象 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Huayco Tinamou Great Tinamou
学名 Rhynchotus maculicollis Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 900.8333333333334 g (31.78 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation near rivers; dabbles for invertebrates; diet richer in seeds … Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
一腹卵数 -- 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Huayco Tinamou only

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Great Tinamou only

Huayco Tinamou

Arid and semi-arid puna grassland, dry rocky slopes, and scrubby woodland at 2,500–4,000 m in the Andes of Bolivia and southern Peru. Often associated with dry quebrada habitats.

Great Tinamou

Humid lowland and foothill tropical rainforest from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior with dense understorey. Nests on the ground.

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Song & Call Comparison

Huayco Tinamou

さえずり

A slower, slightly lower whistle than the Red-winged Tinamou. Calls from steep scrubby Andean slopes. Relatively poorly documented compared to its lowland relatives.

Great Tinamou

さえずり

A beautiful, pure whistled phrase repeated at regular intervals from the forest floor. Call is a clear 'wheeeoo-wheeeoo'. Among the most musical tinamou calls in its range.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Huayco Tinamou

Inhabits open savannas and grasslands from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Sedentary; walks in tall grass.

Great Tinamou

Found in open habitats from Venezuela and Guianas through Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary in dry savannas and grasslands.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Huayco Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Huayco Tinamou

羽毛

Brown upperparts heavily streaked black; rufous-chestnut wings visible in flight. Neck and upper breast spotted and streaked on buff-white ground. Belly pale. Andean grassland species; sexes similar.

Great Tinamou

羽毛

Olive-brown to grayish-brown upperparts with black vermiculations and barring. Crown darker brownish; throat whitish. Breast grayish-brown; belly pale buff. Flanks barred with dark brown.

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About These Birds

Huayco Tinamou

A large tinamou with spotted brown-and-buff plumage, closely related to the Red-winged Tinamou. Found on Andean slopes and high-altitude grasslands in Bolivia and Peru. Less studied than its relative; inhabits dry puna scrub and rocky slopes.

Great Tinamou

グレートティナムはメキシコから南米にかけての熱帯雨林に生息する大型のシギダチョウです。深みのある鳴き声で知られています。

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