Small-billed Tinamou vs Ornate Tinamou
Crypturellus parvirostris 对比 Nothoprocta ornata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Small-billed Tinamou | Ornate Tinamou |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Crypturellus parvirostris | Nothoprocta ornata |
| 目 | Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes |
| 科 | Tinamidae | Tinamidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 22.2 cm (8.7 in) | 37.1 cm (14.6 in) |
| 体重 | 193.0 g (6.81 oz) | 624.5 g (22.03 oz) |
| 食性 | Plucks grasses, aquatic plants, and seeds from wetland margins in South America; large body requires … | Herbivorous, grazing grasses and sedges near water; dabbles for aquatic invertebrates during breeding; forms large … |
| 产卵数 | 2-5 | 4-9 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Small-billed Tinamou
Cerrado woodland, savanna grassland, gallery forest edges, and campo sujo in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Tolerates degraded habitats and cultivated areas. Most common in open and transitional zones.
Ornate Tinamou
High puna grassland, rocky outcrops, and shrubby slopes at 3,000–4,800 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and Chile. Often near rocky gullies and streams.
Song & Call Comparison
Small-billed Tinamou
A high-pitched whistle with minimal variation. Among the smaller tinamous; call reflects its tiny size with a thinner tone. Found in open Cerrado grassland-forest edge.
Ornate Tinamou
A musical, clear whistle from Andean puna and bofedales. Call is a repeated 2-note phrase. Considered one of the more melodic high-elevation tinamous in the genus.
Geographic Range & Migration
Small-billed Tinamou
Found in forests and forest margins from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia. Sedentary in warm lowland and foothill habitats.
Ornate Tinamou
Ranges along Pacific slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to central Chile. Sedentary in arid and semi-arid foothill scrub.
保护状况
Small-billed Tinamou
Ornate Tinamou
How to Tell Them Apart
Small-billed Tinamou
Small and compact with brown upperparts finely barred dark; crown dark brown. Throat pale; breast rufous-buff. Belly whitish. Disproportionately small bill. Reddish legs. Sexes similar.
Ornate Tinamou
Intricately patterned; upperparts grayish-brown with black streaks and whitish shaft streaks. Bold pale supercilium. Breast spotted and streaked on pale buff. Belly whitish. Striking Andean species.
About These Birds
Small-billed Tinamou
小嘴林鷚（Crypturellus parvirostris）— 分布于巴西和阿根廷塞拉多和干燥森林的林鷚。小嘴为特征。
Ornate Tinamou
A striking medium-sized tinamou with intricately patterned brown, black, and white plumage—one of the most ornately marked tinamou species. Found in Andean puna from Peru to Argentina. Terrestrial and gregarious, often found in small flocks. Calls with a clear fluted whistle.