Cinereous Tinamou vs Andean Tinamou

Crypturellus cinereus ile kıyaslandığında Nothoprocta pentlandii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Cinereous Tinamou Andean Tinamou
Bilimsel Ad Crypturellus cinereus Nothoprocta pentlandii
Takım Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Familya Tinamidae Tinamidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 32,5 cm (12.8 in) 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Ağırlık 502,25 g (17.72 oz) 316,01666666666665 g (11.15 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on seeds, berries, and insects in Neotropical forests; scratches leaf litter to expose invertebrates; … Herbivorous grazer feeding on grasses and aquatic sedges near wetlands; supplements diet with aquatic invertebrates …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 5-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Cinereous Tinamou only

Andean Tinamou only

Hiçbiri

Cinereous Tinamou

Lowland humid forest and forest edges in the Amazon and Orinoco basins from Venezuela and Colombia to Bolivia and central Brazil. Prefers dense understorey near water. Tolerates some secondary growth.

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

Cinereous Tinamou

Şarkı

A monotonous, deep whistle repeated at regular slow intervals. The call is a single, resonant 'whoooo' given from forest floor cover. Typical of lowland humid forest.

Andean Tinamou

Şarkı

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

Cinereous Tinamou

Ranges through forests of Chile and adjacent western Argentina. Sedentary in temperate Valdivian forests from sea level to 1,500 m.

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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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Cinereous Tinamou

Least Concern

Andean Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cinereous Tinamou

Tuy

Uniform slate-gray upperparts; head, neck and breast also gray. Belly paler grayish-white. Lacks strong barring. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar; cinereous refers to its ashy coloration.

Andean Tinamou

Tuy

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

Cinereous Tinamou

A plain uniformly grey-brown tinamou with barred wings and a pale throat. Widespread in lowland Amazonian and Orinoco basin forests. Often detected by its loud two-note whistle. Males alone incubate the glossy teal-colored eggs. Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates.

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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