Andean Tinamou vs White-throated Tinamou

Nothoprocta pentlandii 비교 대상 Tinamus guttatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andean Tinamou White-throated Tinamou
학명 Nothoprocta pentlandii Tinamus guttatus
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 29.6 cm (11.7 in) 39.1 cm (15.4 in)
체중 316.01666666666665 g (11.15 oz) 688.75 g (24.29 oz)
식성 Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates … Feeds on grass seeds, small invertebrates, and fallen berries in Andean valleys; scratches through dry …
산란 수 5-8 5-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Andean Tinamou only

없음

White-throated 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.

White-throated Tinamou

Lowland humid tropical forest in the western and central Amazon basin, from southern Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to western Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme forest interior.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

White-throated Tinamou

노래

Gives high-pitched, pure whistles in a series of 3-4 notes, descending in pitch. Song carries through humid lowland forest. Considered more musical than most other tinamous.

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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.

White-throated Tinamou

Ranges across open savannas and woodland edges of central and eastern Brazil into Bolivia and Argentina. Non-migratory and resident.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

Near Threatened

White-throated Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

White-throated Tinamou

깃털

Brown upperparts finely spotted and barred black. Distinctive pure white throat contrasting with rufous-brown breast. Belly buff-white with dark spots on flanks. Sexes similar.

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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.

White-throated Tinamou

흰목 티나무는 아마존 유역의 열대 우림에 서식하는 중형 티나무입니다. 갈색 등과 흰 점이 있는 날개, 희끄무레한 목이 특징이며, 빽빽한 열대 우림 바닥 근처에서 지내며 과일과 씨앗을 먹습니다.

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