Ornate Tinamou vs Patagonian Tinamou

Nothoprocta ornata в сравнении с Tinamotis ingoufi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Ornate Tinamou Patagonian Tinamou
Научное название Nothoprocta ornata Tinamotis ingoufi
Отряд Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Семейство Tinamidae Tinamidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 37,1 cm (14.6 in) 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Масса 624,5 g (22.03 oz) 950,0 g (33.51 oz)
Питание Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large … Arctic-breeding; grazes grasses, sedges, and cotton-grass in tundra; winter diet shifts to marine grasses and …
Размер кладки 4-9 8-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Ornate Tinamou only

Нет

Patagonian Tinamou only

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.

Patagonian Tinamou

Open Patagonian steppe, grassland, and rocky semi-desert from southern Buenos Aires Province south to Tierra del Fuego. Adapts to cold windy exposed conditions. Groups near rocky outcrops and shrub patches.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Patagonian Tinamou

Пение

A repeated whistle from Patagonian steppe. Call is a simple, clear 2-note phrase. Considered less vocal than some relatives; its open habitat carries sound well regardless.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ornate Tinamou

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

Patagonian Tinamou

Found in forests of the Andes foothills from Colombia to Bolivia. Sedentary in cloud forest undergrowth at 600–2,000 m.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Ornate Tinamou

Least Concern

Patagonian Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Patagonian Tinamou

Оперение

Large tinamou with grayish-brown upperparts, dark streaking, and buff shaft streaks. Pale supercilium. Breast grayish, spotted. Belly pale. Patagonian steppe specialist; sexes similar.

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About These Birds

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.

Patagonian Tinamou

A large crested tinamou with grey-brown plumage and bold pale streaking. Endemic to Patagonian steppe of southern Argentina and Chile. Found on open wind-swept grasslands. Forms small flocks outside breeding season. Its loud call resonates across the barren steppe.

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