black-calabash vs Gray Tinamou

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Tinamus tao

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Gray Tinamou is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Gray Tinamou
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Tinamiformes (Tinamiformes)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Tinamidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Tinamus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Tinamus tao

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Gray Tinamou

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Gray Tinamou
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Gray Tinamou

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia