Quebracho Crested Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou

Eudromia formosa 비교 대상 Nothoprocta pentlandii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Quebracho Crested Tinamou Andean Tinamou
학명 Eudromia formosa Nothoprocta pentlandii
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 44.8 cm (17.6 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
체중 617.0 g (21.76 oz) 316.01666666666665 g (11.15 oz)
식성 Grazes grasses and sedges in tundra; migratory; winter diet shifts to agricultural grain and pasture … Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates …
산란 수 7-9 5-8
Population Trend

Song & Call Comparison

Quebracho Crested Tinamou

노래

Similar to Elegant Crested Tinamou but found in a more restricted Chaco range. Call is a slightly lower, slower whistled phrase from dry xerophytic woodland.

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

Quebracho Crested Tinamou

Found in wet forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Sedentary in humid foothill and lowland forest.

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

Quebracho Crested Tinamou

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

How to Tell Them Apart

Quebracho Crested Tinamou

깃털

Closely resembles Elegant Crested Tinamou; brown-buff streaked upperparts with forward-curving dark crest. White supercilium and neck streaks. Breast spotted; belly pale. Restricted to Chaco woodland.

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

Quebracho Crested Tinamou

우아한볏독립조와 근연 관계인 소형 볏독립조로 유사한 줄무늬 깃털과 더 짧은 도가머리가 특징. 아르헨티나 찰코 초원에 서식. 취약종.

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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