Small-billed Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou

Crypturellus parvirostris comparado com Nothoprocta pentlandii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Small-billed Tinamou Andean Tinamou
Nome científico Crypturellus parvirostris Nothoprocta pentlandii
Ordem Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Família Tinamidae Tinamidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 22,2 cm (8.7 in) 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Peso 193,0 g (6.81 oz) 316,01666666666665 g (11.15 oz)
Dieta Plucks grasses, aquatic plants, and seeds from wetland margins in South America; large body requires … Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates …
Tamanho da postura 2-5 5-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

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Small-billed Tinamou only

Andean Tinamou only

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Small-billed Tinamou

Cerrado woodland, savanna grassland, gallery forest edges, and campo sujo in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Tolerates degraded habitats and cultivated areas. Most common in open and transitional zones.

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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Small-billed Tinamou

Canto

A high-pitched whistle with minimal variation. Among the smaller tinamous; call reflects its tiny size with a thinner tone. Found in open Cerrado grassland-forest edge.

Andean Tinamou

Canto

A rising 2-note whistle from Andean scrub and grassland. Frequently heard during early morning. Considered a vocal species within its highland habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Small-billed Tinamou

Found in forests and forest margins from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia. Sedentary in warm lowland and foothill habitats.

Andean Tinamou

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Small-billed Tinamou

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Small-billed Tinamou

Plumagem

Small and compact with brown upperparts finely barred dark; crown dark brown. Throat pale; breast rufous-buff. Belly whitish. Disproportionately small bill. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.

Andean Tinamou

Plumagem

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.

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About These Birds

Small-billed Tinamou

Inambu-chintã (Crypturellus parvirostris) — Inambu de bico pequeno e patas avermelhadas do cerrado e caatinga do Brasil Central até o Paraguai e Argentina. Habita campos cerrados, caatinga e campos agrícolas com vegetação rasteira. Canto suave e repetitivo. Muito comum em habitats abertos do interior brasileiro.

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.

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