Andean Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Nothoprocta pentlandii 비교 대상 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andean Tinamou Great Tinamou
학명 Nothoprocta pentlandii Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 29.6 cm (11.7 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
체중 316.01666666666665 g (11.15 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
식성 Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates … Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
산란 수 5-8 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Andean Tinamou only

없음

Great 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.

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

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.

Great Tinamou

노래

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

Andean Tinamou

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

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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보전 상태

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

Least Concern

Great 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.

Great Tinamou

깃털

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

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.

Great Tinamou

대형 티나무는 중앙아메리카에서 남아메리카 북부까지 서식하는 가장 큰 티나무 중 하나입니다. 올리브 갈색 깃털과 적갈색 목이 특징이며, 열대 저지대 우림 바닥에서 생활하고 풍부하지만 눈에 잘 띄지 않는 종입니다.

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