Barred Tinamou vs Spotted Nothura

Crypturellus casiquiare в сравнении с Nothura maculosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Barred Tinamou Spotted Nothura
Научное название Crypturellus casiquiare Nothura maculosa
Отряд Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Семейство Tinamidae Tinamidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
Масса 287,625 g (10.15 oz) 256,0 g (9.03 oz)
Питание 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 …
Размер кладки -- 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

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

Пение

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

Пение

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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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Barred Tinamou

Least Concern

Spotted Nothura

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barred Tinamou

Оперение

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

Оперение

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

A small tinamou with distinctly barred brown-and-buff plumage. Restricted to the Casiquiare region of Venezuela and adjacent northwestern Brazil—one of the most restricted tinamou ranges. Nearly all data come from specimens. Inhabits humid lowland forest along river systems.

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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