Bartlett's Tinamou vs Variegated Tinamou

Crypturellus bartletti comparado com Crypturellus variegatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bartlett's Tinamou Variegated Tinamou
Nome científico Crypturellus bartletti Crypturellus variegatus
Ordem Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Família Tinamidae Tinamidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 27,1 cm (10.7 in) 31,1 cm (12.2 in)
Peso 241,0 g (8.50 oz) 363,0 g (12.80 oz)
Dieta Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … Herbivorous grazer eating grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation; grazes communally on flooded grasslands in northern …
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bartlett's Tinamou only

Nenhum

Variegated Tinamou only

Nenhum

Bartlett's Tinamou

Lowland humid forest in the western Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme and seasonally flooded forest interior below 400 m.

Variegated Tinamou

Lowland humid tropical forest in the Amazon basin, from southern Venezuela and the Guianas through Peru, Bolivia, and central Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior, tolerating some várzea and forest edge.

Song & Call Comparison

Bartlett's Tinamou

Canto

A soft, repeated whistle from Amazonian lowland forest. Less well known than other Crypturellus; its call is a simple 2-note descending whistle given from dense cover.

Variegated Tinamou

Canto

A clear, loud whistle of 2-3 falling notes. Called variably from lowland Amazonian forest. One of the more frequently encountered and identified Crypturellus in its range.

Geographic Range & Migration

Bartlett's Tinamou

Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.

Variegated Tinamou

Found in the highlands of central Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Sedentary in puna grasslands at 3,000–4,500 m.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Bartlett's Tinamou

Least Concern

Variegated Tinamou

How to Tell Them Apart

Bartlett's Tinamou

Plumagem

Brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rufous-brown. Belly buff-white. Reddish legs. Small tinamou of Amazonian lowland forests; sexes similar.

Variegated Tinamou

About These Birds

Bartlett's Tinamou

Inambu-de-Bartlett (Crypturellus bartletti) — Inambu do sub-bosque de florestas amazônicas do Peru e extremo norte do Brasil. Plumagem acastanhada com padrão distinto. Habita florestas de terra firme densas. Como todos os inambus, é extremamente difícil de observar, detectado principalmente pelo canto suave e melancólico ao amanhecer.

Variegated Tinamou

Inambu-varia (Crypturellus variegatus) — Inambu de plumagem variegada do sub-bosque de florestas amazônicas das Guianas, Venezuela, Colômbia, Peru e Brasil. Padrão de plumagem acastanhada com estrias e barras. Vive no sub-bosque escuro de florestas primárias de terra firme. Canto de assobio suave. Raramente observado, geralmente detectado pelo canto.

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