Brown Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus 비교 대상 Nothoprocta pentlandii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Brown Tinamou Andean Tinamou
학명 Crypturellus obsoletus Nothoprocta pentlandii
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 32.0 cm (12.6 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
체중 478.8333333333333 g (16.89 oz) 316.01666666666665 g (11.15 oz)
식성 Eats grass seeds, berries, and arthropods in open cerrado; forages in small groups; invertebrate intake … Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates …
산란 수 2-4 5-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Brown Tinamou only

Andean Tinamou only

없음

Brown Tinamou

Humid forests from sea level to 2,200 m along the Andes and in Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Prefers dense forest interior and forest-edge thickets. Tolerates secondary forest.

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

Brown Tinamou

노래

A slow series of rich, whistled notes, descending or ascending. Call carries through secondary forest. One of the more musical tinamous in the Crypturellus genus.

Andean Tinamou

노래

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

Brown Tinamou

Inhabits grasslands and open areas across southern South America from sea level to high Patagonian steppes. Largely non-migratory.

Andean Tinamou

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Brown Tinamou

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Tinamou

깃털

Plain warm brown upperparts with minimal barring; crown darker. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rich brown; belly paler buff. Legs and bill reddish. Relatively uniform compared to congeners.

Andean Tinamou

깃털

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

Brown Tinamou

옅은 아랫면, 줄무늬 옆구리, 붉은 다리를 가진 중간 크기의 진한 갈색 티나무다. 남미 안데스 동부 사면의 습한 산지 삼림에 서식한다.

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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