Brown Tinamou vs Tataupa Tinamou: How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus

Large443 gForest

The brown tinamou is approximately 25 to 30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) in length and it weighs about 350 to 550 g (12–19 oz). Depending on the subspecies involved, the upperparts vary from dark sooty-brown to bright chestnut and the underparts, which usually are paler than the upperparts, vary from chestnut to light ochraceous. The subspecies griseiventris is unique in having pale buff-grey underparts. All subspecies can be separated from the superficially similar little tinamou by the greyish (rather than whitish) throat. Females are typically larger and more rufescent than the males.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Morona-Santiago: e-slope Cord. de Cutucú: Uuntsuants, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · CC BY 4.0

Tataupa Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa

Medium219 gWoodland

The tataupa tinamou is approximately 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. Its upper parts are dark brown, with a dark brown crown, a pale grey throat. It has darker grey on the sides of its head, neck, and breast, with a buff belly. Its bill and legs are purplish red.

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Recorded by Capovilla Pablo H · Capivara, San Cristóbal, Santa Fe, Argentina · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · CC BY 4.0

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