Barred Tinamou vs Tepui Tinamou

Crypturellus casiquiare 对比 Crypturellus ptaritepui

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Barred Tinamou Tepui Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus casiquiare Crypturellus ptaritepui
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 287.625 g (10.15 oz) 443.4 g (15.64 oz)
食性 Grazes grasses and aquatic vegetation near wetland edges; sedges and stems dominate diet; supplements with … Scratches forest floor for seeds, small invertebrates, and fungi; diet dominated by seeds and tubers …
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Barred Tinamou only

Tepui 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.

Tepui Tinamou

Humid forest and scrub on tepui highlands at 1,000–2,000 m in the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela. Extremely restricted to isolated table-mountain plateaus. Rarely studied or observed.

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.

Tepui Tinamou

鸣唱

A clear, whistled phrase from Tepui tabletop habitats. Call is a 2-note falling whistle. Poorly documented; restricted range makes systematic study difficult.

Geographic Range & Migration

Barred Tinamou

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

Tepui Tinamou

Found in forests and scrub of southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. Sedentary; inhabits dry montane valleys at 1,500–3,000 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Barred Tinamou

Least Concern

Tepui Tinamou

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.

Tepui Tinamou

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts with blackish vermiculations and barring. Crown and nape rufous-brown. Throat whitish; breast rufous. Flanks barred brown. Endemic to tepui highlands; sexes similar.

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。

Tepui Tinamou

托多拉林鷚(Crypturellus ptaritepui)— 委内瑞拉南部特有的稀有林鷚。分布局限于台地山森林。

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