Red-winged Tinamou vs Solitary Tinamou

Rhynchotus rufescens 比較対象 Tinamus solitarius

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-winged Tinamou Solitary Tinamou
学名 Rhynchotus rufescens Tinamus solitarius
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 41.8 cm (16.5 in) 52.3 cm (20.6 in)
体重 810.0 g (28.57 oz) 1428.5 g (50.39 oz)
食性 Grazes on grasses, sedges, and fallen seeds near ponds; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during nesting … Omnivorous ground-forager in Patagonian steppes; eats seeds, berries, shoots, and insects; diet shifts toward seeds …
一腹卵数 3-9 6-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red-winged Tinamou only

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Red-winged Tinamou

Open grasslands, pampas, cerrado, and forest-edge pastures from eastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. Adapts well to agricultural landscapes. Prefers tall grass for nesting and concealment.

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

Red-winged Tinamou

さえずり

A loud, mellow, 3-note whistled song that carries across open grasslands. Far-carrying and melodic for an open-country tinamou. Often heard at dusk from tall grass cover.

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

Red-winged Tinamou

Restricted to humid forests of southeastern Brazil, from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul. Sedentary in Atlantic Forest.

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

Red-winged Tinamou

Near Threatened

Solitary Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-winged Tinamou

羽毛

Upperparts brown with heavy black streaking on back. Crown dark streaked. Distinctive rufous-chestnut wings conspicuous in flight. Throat pale; breast brownish-buff streaked. 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

Red-winged Tinamou

A large robust tinamou with rich rufous-brown plumage and distinctive reddish flight feathers visible in flight. The largest tinamou of South American open country. Inhabits grasslands and cerrado. Calls with a distinctive three-note whistle. Males alone incubate the deep olive-green eggs.

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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