Bartlett's Tinamou vs Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Crypturellus bartletti so với Crypturellus boucardi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Bartlett's Tinamou Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Tên Khoa Học Crypturellus bartletti Crypturellus boucardi
Bộ Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Họ Tinamidae Tinamidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,1 cm (10.7 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Khối Lượng 241,0 g (8.50 oz) 433,875 g (15.30 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … --
Số Trứng -- 1-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Bartlett's Tinamou only

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Slaty-breasted Tinamou only

Không

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.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Bartlett's Tinamou

Tiếng Hót

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.

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Tiếng Hót

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Bartlett's Tinamou

Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Bartlett's Tinamou

Vulnerable

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

How to Tell Them Apart

Bartlett's Tinamou

Bộ Lông

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.

Slaty-breasted Tinamou

Bộ Lông

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.

About These Birds

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.

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.

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