Hooded Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou

Nothocercus nigrocapillus в сравнении с Nothoprocta ornata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Hooded Tinamou Ornate Tinamou
Научное название Nothocercus nigrocapillus Nothoprocta ornata
Отряд Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Семейство Tinamidae Tinamidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Масса 540,0 g (19.05 oz) 624,5 g (22.03 oz)
Питание Ground-gleaner eating seeds, fallen fruits, and arthropods in Atlantic Forest undergrowth; diet peaks in invertebrates … Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large …
Размер кладки -- 4-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Hooded Tinamou only

Ornate Tinamou only

Hooded Tinamou

Dense humid montane forest at 2,000–3,000 m in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. Favors moist steep terrain with thick fern cover and rocky outcrops. Rarely recorded far from dense forest.

Ornate Tinamou

High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.

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Song & Call Comparison

Hooded Tinamou

Пение

A repeated hollow whistle with a slightly quavering quality. The call is 'wheeooo-wheeooo' given slowly from dense highland undergrowth. Rarely heard except at dusk.

Ornate Tinamou

Пение

A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Hooded Tinamou

Restricted to wet forests and savannas of Patagonia in southern Chile and Argentina. Locally sedentary; some altitudinal movements.

Ornate Tinamou

Ranges along Pacific slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to central Chile. Sedentary in arid and semi-arid foothill scrub.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Hooded Tinamou

Least Concern

Ornate Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hooded Tinamou

Оперение

Upperparts brown, barred and vermiculated black. Distinctive blackish hood on crown and nape contrasting with paler face and white throat. Breast rufous-brown; belly buff. Sexes similar.

Ornate Tinamou

Оперение

Intricately patterned; upperparts grayish-brown with black streaks and whitish shaft streaks. Bold pale supercilium. Breast spotted and streaked on pale buff. Belly whitish. Striking Andean species.

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About These Birds

Hooded Tinamou

A medium-sized tinamou notable for its black crown and nape contrasting with rufous-brown body plumage. Found in humid montane forests of the central Andes. Terrestrial and elusive; detected most easily by its loud clear whistle at dawn and dusk. Forages for fruits and invertebrates.

Ornate Tinamou

A striking medium-sized tinamou with intricately patterned brown, black, and white plumage—one of the most ornately marked tinamou species. Found in Andean puna from Peru to Argentina. Terrestrial and gregarious, often found in small flocks. Calls with a clear fluted whistle.

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