14/04/2008;
Reserva Ecológica Mãe-da-Lua,
Itapajé, Ceará, Brazil.
200 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 1. This Tinamou was nesting next to my garden fence. I improvised a hide at the other side of the fence, and took this and other photos from about 2 meters distance. Camera click and flash did not seem to disturb much, and the chicks hatched 2 days later. The bird is the same as the one shown below.
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14/04/2008;
Reserva Ecológica Mãe-da-Lua,
Itapajé, Ceará, Brazil.
200 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 2.
Two Crypturellus species are common here:
C. parvirostris, the Small-billed Tinamou,
and C. tataupa, the Tataupa Tinamou.
They are morphologically similar. However,
according to
Mata et al. 2006, the Small-billed has a red
bill with a gray tip, and pale orange eyes, while the Tataupa
has a pinky red bill and dark brown eyes. Based on this,
the bird on the photo appears to be a Small-billed Tinamou.
The bird was nesting close to my house, where I often hear the song of the Small-billed, but not of the Tataupa. This would confirm the species identification (I did not see this bird vocalizing, though).
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