Stripe-faced Wood-quail vs Stone Partridge
Odontophorus balliviani verglichen mit Ptilopachus petrosus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Stripe-faced Wood-quail | Stone Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Odontophorus balliviani | Ptilopachus petrosus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 28,4 cm (11.2 in) | 23,4 cm (9.2 in) |
| Gewicht | 317,5 g (11.20 oz) | 192,5 g (6.79 oz) |
| Ernährung | Forages on Andean forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Bolivia and Peru. … | Forages on rocky hillsides in West and Central Africa for seeds, invertebrates, and small plant … |
| Gelegegröße | -- | 4-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Hollow resonant 'koo-WA-koo' repeated in antiphonal pairs; slightly nasal quality. Found in Andean cloud forest; song carries far in montane valleys. Alarm a sharp clatter.
Stone Partridge
Emits a clear, whistled peet-peet call and soft clucking series. The repeated, clear whistle is far-carrying and melodious for a partridge; heard on West African rocky outcrops.
Geographic Range & Migration
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Resident in the east Andean foothills of Peru and Bolivia at 600-2,000 m. Found in humid foothill and montane forest.
Stone Partridge
Resident in rocky hillsides and savanna of West Africa from Senegal east to Cameroon and Chad. Found in rocky terrain with grass and bushes.
Erhaltungsstatus
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Stone Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Dark brown above; face boldly striped with white supercilium and black eye-stripe creating distinct face pattern; throat whitish; breast buffy-brown barred dark; bare reddish eye-ring.
Stone Partridge
Dark brown above, finely vermiculated with buff; rufous tail often cocked; underparts pale buff-brown with dark scaling; bare red eye-ring; short rounded wings; sexes similar.
About These Birds
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~315 g) of family Odontophoridae, with bold facial striping. Inhabits humid montane forests on the eastern Andean slopes of Peru and Bolivia at 1,000–2,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted to Andean cloud forest but broadly distributed with stable populations in protected areas.
Stone Partridge
A small partridge (~190 g) of family Odontophoridae, with brown-barred plumage and a short rounded tail often cocked upright. Inhabits rocky hillsides, inselbergs, and stony savanna in sub-Saharan West and Central Africa. Forages for seeds and insects on the ground. Least Concern; an unusual African member of the New World quail family with a predominantly terrestrial lifestyle.