Bartlett's Tinamou vs Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Crypturellus bartletti so với Nothocercus julius
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Thuộc Tính | Bartlett's Tinamou | Tawny-breasted Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| Tên Khoa Học | Crypturellus bartletti | Nothocercus julius |
| Bộ | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| Họ | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Chiều Dài | — | — |
| Chiều Dài Sải Cánh | 27,1 cm (10.7 in) | 38,2 cm (15.0 in) |
| Khối Lượng | 241,0 g (8.50 oz) | 683,75 g (24.12 oz) |
| Chế Độ Ăn | Grazes aquatic vegetation, grasses, and sedges in South American marshes; wades in shallow water; diet … | Omnivorous; eats seeds, tubers, insects, and berries on Andean slopes; forages solitarily in dense montane … |
| Số Trứng | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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.
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Humid montane forest at 1,500–2,600 m in the northern and central Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Prefers steep slopes with dense ferns and shrubs beneath closed canopy.
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Delivers slow, mournful whistled phrases from dense mountain forest. The song is a series of 2-3 pure notes. Less frequently heard than lowland tinamous.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bartlett's Tinamou
Ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America. Sedentary in humid lowland forest understory.
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Endemic to humid forests of southeastern Brazil from Pernambuco to Rio Grande do Sul. Sedentary; classified as Near Threatened.
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn
Bartlett's Tinamou
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
Dark brown upperparts with fine black vermiculation. Distinctively warm tawny-rufous breast and flanks. Throat whitish; belly pale. Crown blackish-brown. Sexes similar in this Andean species.
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.
Tawny-breasted Tinamou
A medium-sized tinamou with plain tawny-brown upperparts and warm rufous-orange breast. Found in Andean forests of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Secretive and terrestrial; known primarily from its loud mournful call heard at dawn. Forages in dense undergrowth for seeds and invertebrates.