Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge vs Mountain Quail

Dendrortyx leucophrys مقارنةً بـ Oreortyx pictus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge Mountain Quail
الاسم العلمي Dendrortyx leucophrys Oreortyx pictus
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 29,8 cm (11.7 in) 26,8 cm (10.6 in)
الوزن 368,5 g (13.00 oz) 237,83333333333334 g (8.39 oz)
النظام الغذائي Forages on forest floor in Central American highlands for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches … Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and …
عدد البيض في الوضع 6-7 6-16
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge only

بلا

Mountain Quail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge

الغناء

Emits a loud, resonant oo-oo-oo-oo hooting call; male's call is surprisingly owl-like. The haunting, owl-like hooting series carries through Central American mountain forest.

Mountain Quail

الغناء

Male produces a loud, high, clear queee-ark call; pairs respond with rhythmic, whistled duets. The far-carrying, piping call is one of the most distinctive mountain bird sounds of western North …

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Geographic Range & Migration

Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge

Resident in the highlands of Guatemala south to Costa Rica at 1,200-3,200 m. Found in cloud forest and pine-oak woodland.

Mountain Quail

Resident in the coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada of California, Oregon, and Washington at 500-3,000 m. Found in montane chaparral and brush.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge

Least Concern

Mountain Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge

الريش

Rufous-brown above; crown warm buff to whitish; bold black-and-white striped face; breast and flanks heavily streaked black on rufous ground; belly paler buff; tail rufous-chestnut.

Mountain Quail

الريش

Blue-grey breast and flanks boldly barred chestnut-and-white; olive-brown back; chestnut throat bordered white; long straight black plume from crown; male and female similar.

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About These Birds

Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge

A medium-sized New World quail (~370 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a buffy-white supercilium and rufous-brown plumage. Inhabits montane cloud forests and humid highland forests from Mexico through Central America to Panama. Forages on the ground for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; commonly heard but seldom seen due to dense forest cover and secretive behavior.

Mountain Quail

A medium-sized New World quail (~240 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a long straight head plume and chestnut flanks barred in white. Inhabits chaparral, brushy mountain slopes, and pine-oak forest in the Pacific mountain ranges of western North America. Forages for seeds, bulbs, and berries. Least Concern; the largest North American quail species, exhibiting altitudinal migration.

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