Slaty-breasted Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Crypturellus boucardi ile kıyaslandığında Tinamus major

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Slaty-breasted Tinamou Great Tinamou
Bilimsel Ad Crypturellus boucardi Tinamus major
Takım Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Familya Tinamidae Tinamidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
Ağırlık 433,875 g (15.30 oz) 1006,75 g (35.51 oz)
Beslenme -- Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-10 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Slaty-breasted Tinamou only

Hiçbiri

Great Tinamou only

Hiçbiri

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Humid lowland and foothill forest from sea level to 800 m, from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern Panama. Prefers undisturbed primary forest interior with dense leaf litter.

Great Tinamou

Humid lowland and foothill tropical rainforest from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior with dense understorey. Nests on the ground.

Song & Call Comparison

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Şarkı

A mournful, soft whistle, rarely heard and poorly documented due to its vulnerable status and secretive behavior in humid forest of Mexico and Central America.

Great Tinamou

Şarkı

A beautiful, pure whistled phrase repeated at regular intervals from the forest floor. Call is a clear 'wheeeoo-wheeeoo'. Among the most musical tinamou calls in its range.

Geographic Range & Migration

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Great Tinamou

Found in open habitats from Venezuela and Guianas through Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary in dry savannas and grasslands.

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

How to Tell Them Apart

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Tuy

Brown upperparts barred blackish; crown and nape dark brown. Distinctive slate-gray breast contrasting with pale throat and buff belly. Red legs diagnostic. Threatened by habitat loss in Mesoamerica.

Great Tinamou

Tuy

Olive-brown to grayish-brown upperparts with black vermiculations and barring. Crown darker brownish; throat whitish. Breast grayish-brown; belly pale buff. Flanks barred with dark brown.

About These Birds

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

A medium-sized tinamou with slate-grey breast, brown upperparts, and a reddish bill. Found in humid lowland and foothill forest from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. Terrestrial and secretive; calls with a plaintive two-note whistle heard in shady forest interior.

Great Tinamou

The largest regularly occurring tinamou, with brownish-grey plumage, barred wings, and a pale belly. Common in lowland Neotropical rainforest from Mexico to Bolivia. Males incubate glossy teal-colored eggs. Their haunting multi-note calls resonate through the forest, making them acoustically conspicuous yet visually elusive.

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