Barred Tinamou vs Spotted Nothura

Crypturellus casiquiare comparado com Nothura maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Barred Tinamou Spotted Nothura
Nome científico Crypturellus casiquiare Nothura maculosa
Ordem Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Família Tinamidae Tinamidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
Peso 287,625 g (10.15 oz) 256,0 g (9.03 oz)
Dieta Grazes grasses and aquatic vegetation near wetland edges; sedges and stems dominate diet; supplements with … Migratory grazer feeding on grasses, sedges, and grain; winter diet heavily supplemented with cereal crops …
Tamanho da postura -- 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Barred Tinamou only

Spotted Nothura only

Barred Tinamou

Restricted to humid lowland forest along the Casiquiare canal region of southern Venezuela and extreme northwestern Brazil. Associated with river-edge and flooded forest at low elevations. Rarely recorded.

Spotted Nothura

Pampas grassland, agricultural fields, pasture, and open scrubby areas from sea level to 3,000 m across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil, and Bolivia. Very tolerant of human-modified landscapes.

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Song & Call Comparison

Barred Tinamou

Canto

A slow, hollow whistle from blackwater river forest of the upper Orinoco. Call is distinctive but rarely recorded given its restricted range on the Venezuela-Colombia border.

Spotted Nothura

Canto

A rapid, repeated whistle described as 'ki-ki-ki' or a trill. One of the most vocal and frequently heard South American tinamous in campos and grassland habitats.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barred Tinamou

Inhabits savannas and forest edges of northeastern Brazil's semi-arid Caatinga region. Sedentary and endemic to this biome.

Spotted Nothura

Restricted to the Andes of southern Chile and adjacent Argentina. Sedentary in Valdivian temperate forest at low to mid elevations.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Barred Tinamou

Least Concern

Spotted Nothura

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barred Tinamou

Plumagem

Heavily and boldly barred throughout; upperparts dark brown with broad black bars. Crown blackish; face pale. Throat whitish; breast and flanks strongly barred black and buff. Belly whitish.

Spotted Nothura

Plumagem

Heavily spotted and streaked; buff and brown upperparts with bold dark spots. Pale central crown stripe; buff supercilium. Throat and belly white with spotted breast. Rufous in wings. Common and …

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About These Birds

Barred Tinamou

Inambu-do-Casiquiare (Crypturellus casiquiare) — Inambu raro e pouco conhecido das florestas da região do Canal do Casiquiare no sul da Venezuela e norte do Brasil. Habita o sub-bosque de florestas de igapó e terra firme. Praticamente desconhecido em termos de biologia e ecologia. Detectado pelo canto próximo a cursos d'água.

Spotted Nothura

The most common and widespread nothura, with pale brown plumage heavily spotted with black and buff. Found in pampas grasslands, agricultural land, and open scrub across Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Bolivia. Highly terrestrial; flies rarely. Calls with a rapid descending trill.

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