Barred Tinamou vs Yellow-legged Tinamou

Crypturellus casiquiare 对比 Crypturellus noctivagus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Barred Tinamou Yellow-legged Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus casiquiare Crypturellus noctivagus
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长
翼展 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 36.4 cm (14.3 in)
体重 287.625 g (10.15 oz) 567.5 g (20.02 oz)
食性 Grazes grasses and aquatic vegetation near wetland edges; sedges and stems dominate diet; supplements with … Feeds on seeds, small berries, and invertebrates in Bolivian and Argentine forests; solitary ground forager.
产卵数 -- 3-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Barred Tinamou only

Yellow-legged Tinamou only

Barred Tinamou

Restricted to humid lowland forest along the Casiquiare canal region of southern Venezuela and extreme northwestern Brazil. Associated with river-edge and flooded forest at low elevations. Rarely recorded.

Yellow-legged Tinamou

Atlantic Forest remnants in eastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Prefers humid lowland and foothill forest with dense understorey. Increasingly restricted to forest fragments due to deforestation.

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Song & Call Comparison

Barred Tinamou

鸣唱

A slow, hollow whistle from blackwater river forest of the upper Orinoco. Call is distinctive but rarely recorded given its restricted range on the Venezuela-Colombia border.

Yellow-legged Tinamou

鸣唱

A slow, clear, somewhat melancholic whistle repeated at intervals. Nocturnal calling behavior makes it easier to hear than to see in Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barred Tinamou

Inhabits savannas and forest edges of northeastern Brazil's semi-arid Caatinga region. Sedentary and endemic to this biome.

Yellow-legged Tinamou

Inhabits humid forests of eastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. Sedentary; restricted to Atlantic Forest remnants.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Barred Tinamou

Near Threatened

Yellow-legged Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barred Tinamou

羽毛

Heavily and boldly barred throughout; upperparts dark brown with broad black bars. Crown blackish; face pale. Throat whitish; breast and flanks strongly barred black and buff. Belly whitish.

Yellow-legged Tinamou

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts finely barred with blackish. Throat whitish; breast rufous-brown. Belly pale buff-white. Distinctive yellow legs contrast with dark plumage. Larger than most Crypturellus species.

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About These Birds

Barred Tinamou

卡西基亚雷林鷚(Crypturellus casiquiare)— 分布于委内瑞拉和巴西北部雨林的稀有林鷚。栖息于亚马逊和奥里诺科流域。

Yellow-legged Tinamou

黄脚林鷚(Crypturellus noctivagus)— 分布于巴西大西洋森林的林鷚。黄色脚和夜行性倾向为特征。

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