Undulated Tinamou vs Great Tinamou

Crypturellus undulatus 对比 Tinamus major

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Undulated Tinamou Great Tinamou
学名 Crypturellus undulatus Tinamus major
Tinamiformes Tinamiformes
Tinamidae Tinamidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.5 cm (13.6 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
体重 550.6666666666666 g (19.42 oz) 1006.75 g (35.51 oz)
食性 Ground-forager in South American dry forests; takes seeds, berries, and invertebrates; diet shifts to tubers … Ground-forager eating seeds, fallen fruits, and small invertebrates in Chilean matorral scrub; pecks and scratches …
产卵数 4-5 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Undulated Tinamou only

Great Tinamou only

Undulated Tinamou

Humid forests, forest edges, cerrado woodland, and gallery forest in the Amazon basin and adjacent cerrado from Venezuela and Colombia to Argentina. Tolerates seasonally flooded forest and disturbed secondary habitats.

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

Undulated Tinamou

鸣唱

A loud, repeated undulating whistle that rises and falls — matching its name 'undulated'. Carries well through várzea forest and wetland edges across its broad range.

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

Undulated Tinamou

Found in scrubby hillsides and forest edges from Mexico south through Central America to Honduras. Sedentary at low to mid elevations.

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

Least Concern

Undulated Tinamou

Least Concern

Great Tinamou

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How to Tell Them Apart

Undulated Tinamou

羽毛

Brown upperparts with pronounced wavy blackish barring and undulations. Pale buff-white throat; breast rufous-brown. Belly whitish with barred flanks. Reddish-orange legs diagnostic. Sexes similar.

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

Undulated Tinamou

波纹林鷚(Crypturellus undulatus)— 广泛分布于南美洲低地森林的林鷚。波纹横纹图案为特征。

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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