Black-capped Tinamou vs Bartlett's Tinamou
Crypturellus atrocapillus so với Crypturellus bartletti
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Thuộc Tính | Black-capped Tinamou | Bartlett's Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Tên Khoa Học | Crypturellus atrocapillus | Crypturellus bartletti |
| Bộ | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Họ | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Chiều Dài | — | — |
| Chiều Dài Sải Cánh | 33,1 cm (13.0 in) | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) |
| Khối Lượng | 452,5 g (15.96 oz) | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) |
| Chế Độ Ăn | Seeds, tubers, and insects form the diet; forages on open grassland floors of central South … | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … |
| Số Trứng | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Black-capped Tinamou
Humid foothill and lower montane forest at 250–1,200 m on the eastern Andean slopes from southern Colombia to Bolivia. Prefers dense undergrowth with mossy forest floor near streams.
Bartlett's Tinamou
Lowland humid forest in the western Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil. Prefers undisturbed terra firme and seasonally flooded forest interior below 400 m.
Song & Call Comparison
Black-capped Tinamou
A deep, hollow whistle repeated slowly. Considered vocally similar to Variegated Tinamou but delivers its call from Andean foothill forest at lower elevations.
Bartlett's Tinamou
A soft, repeated whistle from Amazonian lowland forest. Less well known than other Crypturellus; its call is a simple 2-note descending whistle given from dense cover.
Geographic Range & Migration
Black-capped Tinamou
Found in arid scrublands and dry woodlands of Peru and Bolivia. Sedentary; restricted to western slope Andean valleys below 2,500 m.
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn
Black-capped Tinamou
Bartlett's Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-capped Tinamou
Distinctive blackish-brown crown and nape contrasting with rufous sides of head. Upperparts brown with black barring. Throat pale; breast rufous. Belly buff. Flanks barred. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.
Bartlett's Tinamou
Brown upperparts with fine blackish barring; crown dark. Throat whitish to pale buff; breast rufous-brown. Belly buff-white. Reddish legs. Small tinamou of Amazonian lowland forests; sexes similar.
About These Birds
Black-capped Tinamou
A small secretive tinamou with a dark black crown, rufous-brown body, and barred flanks. Found in foothill forests of the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. Detected mainly by its soft whistle. Feeds on seeds, berries, and invertebrates in dense forest undergrowth.
Bartlett's Tinamou
A small brown tinamou with obscure barring and a grey throat, named after naturalist Edward Bartlett. Found in the western Amazon basin in Peru, Ecuador, and adjacent Brazil. Terrestrial and cryptic; detected mainly by its soft clear whistle in humid forest.