Bird Guide

Andean Tinamou vs Brushland Tinamou

Andean Tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii)

Andean Tinamou

Nothoprocta pentlandii

Large301 gShrubland

The Andean tinamou is approximately 27 cm (11 in) in length. Its upper parts are greyish-brown to olive brown and barred with black and white. Its breast is grey and spotted with white or buff, its belly is buff or whitish and its crown is black, the sides of its head and throat are mottled grey, and its legs are yellow.

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Sonogram of the Andean Tinamou
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Azuay: upper Yunguilla Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Gabriel Reinoso Franchino · CC BY 4.0
Brushland Tinamou (Nothoprocta cinerascens)

Brushland Tinamou

Nothoprocta cinerascens

Large524 gShrubland

The brushland tinamou is approximately 31.5 cm (12.4 in) in length and weighs 540 g (1.19 lb). Its upper parts are grey to olive-brown barred with black and prominently streaked with white. Its crown is black, the sides of its head and its throat are white, its lower throat is barred black, its breast is grey spotted with white, and its belly is whitish. Its legs are dark grey. The female is larger and darker.

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Photo: Allan Drewitt · CC BY 2.0

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