Chilean Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Nothoprocta perdicaria 비교 대상 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Chilean Tinamou Great Tinamou
학명 Nothoprocta perdicaria Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 32.3 cm (12.7 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
체중 458.0 g (16.16 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
식성 Grazes on grasses and sedges near water; also dabbles for aquatic invertebrates; diet shifts between … Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
산란 수 5-12 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Chilean Tinamou only

Great Tinamou only

Chilean Tinamou

Shrubby foothills, agricultural fields, and semi-arid scrubland from sea level to 2,800 m in central Chile and marginally in northwestern Argentina. Tolerates heavily modified landscapes and pastoreland.

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

Chilean Tinamou

노래

A clear, repeated 3-note whistle from Chilean matorral scrub. Call is distinctive and frequently heard in its range. One of the more vocal and accessible Nothoprocta tinamous.

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

Chilean Tinamou

Restricted to the Atacama Desert region of northern Chile. Sedentary in extremely arid coastal and inland desert habitats.

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

Chilean Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chilean Tinamou

깃털

Brown upperparts finely streaked and vermiculated black and buff. Pale supercilium. Breast spotted buff and brown. Belly pale buff to whitish. Flanks barred. Endemic to Chile; quail-like pattern.

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

Chilean Tinamou

A medium-sized tinamou with grey-brown plumage and white spotting, resembling a partridge. Endemic to Chile and marginally to adjacent Argentina. Inhabits open scrub, semi-arid foothills, and agricultural areas. Common in central Chile; one of the most familiar tinamou species to Chilean wildlife watchers.

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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