Pale-browed Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Crypturellus transfasciatus 对比 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pale-browed Tinamou Great Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus transfasciatus Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 283.0 g (9.98 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
食性 Seeds, small fruits, and insects form core diet; forages cryptically on the ground in Neotropical … Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
产卵数 1-7 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Pale-browed Tinamou only

Great Tinamou only

Pale-browed Tinamou

Seasonally dry tropical forest and deciduous scrub below 1,000 m in the Tumbesian bioregion of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Tolerates degraded habitats. Most active in early mornings.

Great Tinamou

Humid lowland and foothill tropical rainforest from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. Prefers undisturbed forest interior with dense understorey. Nests on the ground.

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Song & Call Comparison

Pale-browed Tinamou

鸣唱

A hesitant, soft whistle repeated at long intervals. Considered a quieter tinamou; its pale-browed plumage matches its retiring vocal behavior in dry forest.

Great Tinamou

鸣唱

A beautiful, pure whistled phrase repeated at regular intervals from the forest floor. Call is a clear 'wheeeoo-wheeeoo'. Among the most musical tinamou calls in its range.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pale-browed Tinamou

Inhabits forests and forest edges from Mexico to Ecuador and Bolivia. Largely sedentary; locally common in humid foothills.

Great Tinamou

Found in open habitats from Venezuela and Guianas through Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. Sedentary in dry savannas and grasslands.

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Pale-browed Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-browed Tinamou

羽毛

Brown upperparts barred blackish; distinctive pale supercilium contrasting with dark crown. Throat white; breast pale rufous-buff. Belly whitish. Flanks barred. Found in dry forests of SW Ecuador and NW Peru.

Great Tinamou

羽毛

Olive-brown to grayish-brown upperparts with black vermiculations and barring. Crown darker brownish; throat whitish. Breast grayish-brown; belly pale buff. Flanks barred with dark brown.

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About These Birds

Pale-browed Tinamou

淡棕林鷚(Crypturellus transfasciatus)— 分布于厄瓜多尔和秘鲁西部干燥森林的林鷚。具横纹羽色。

Great Tinamou

The largest regularly occurring tinamou, with brownish-grey plumage, barred wings, and a pale belly. Common in lowland Neotropical rainforest from Mexico to Bolivia. Males incubate glossy teal-colored eggs. Their haunting multi-note calls resonate through the forest, making them acoustically conspicuous yet visually elusive.

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