Coqui Francolin vs African Blue Quail

Campocolinus coqui verglichen mit Synoicus adansonii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Coqui Francolin African Blue Quail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Campocolinus coqui Synoicus adansonii
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Gewicht 256,0 g (9.03 oz) 41,666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in African savanna grassland; forages in pairs or … Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
Gelegegröße 4-7 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Coqui Francolin

Gesang

Distinctive 'co-QUI' calls giving bird its name; male 'co', female 'qui' in antiphonal duet. African grassland species. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle. Pairs call at dawn from open habitat.

African Blue Quail

Gesang

High, thin 'wee-wee-wee-wee' whistle in series; tiny, cryptic African grassland quail. Alarm is a sharp 'pip'. Very quiet overall; contact clucks barely audible. Calls at dawn and dusk.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Coqui Francolin

Resident of open woodland, savanna, and tall grassland across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Mozambique.

African Blue Quail

Nomadic resident of open grassland, wetland edge, and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Coqui Francolin

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Coqui Francolin

Gefieder

Male with plain orange-buff head and neck; brown upperparts with buff shaft streaks; buff-white underparts barred dark brown on flanks. Female has brown and buff barred head; both sexes with …

African Blue Quail

Gefieder

Male dark slaty-blue overall with chestnut flanks; white face markings with black border; similar to Asian Blue Quail. Female brown with buff streaking; pale underparts. African counterpart of Asian Blue …

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About These Birds

Coqui Francolin

A small, noisy Phasianidae francolin (~256 g) named for its 'co-qui' call, widespread in open grassland and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a distinctive white-supercilium face pattern. Gregarious in open country; feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Common and adaptable to lightly disturbed habitats. Least Concern.

African Blue Quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~42 g) of tall grasses and moist savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a slaty-blue face and rusty-buff flanks; one of Africa's smallest birds. Highly secretive; rarely flushed. Feeds on tiny grass seeds and invertebrates. Migratory or nomadic following rains. Least Concern.

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