Gambel's Quail vs Scaled Quail
Callipepla gambelii comparado con Callipepla squamata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Gambel's Quail | Scaled Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Callipepla gambelii | Callipepla squamata |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 22,6 cm (8.9 in) | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) |
| Peso | 175,41666666666666 g (6.19 oz) | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) |
| Dieta | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti fruits in Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert scrub. Invertebrates important … | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 9-19 | 3-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Gambel's Quail
Loud, descending 'chi-CA-go' call of 3–4 notes; males give repetitive assembly calls. Alarm is rapid staccato clucking; flocks produce soft conversational chi-chi notes.
Scaled Quail
Male gives a nasal, emphatic pay-COS call; coveys scatter with rapid, chattering clucks. The distinctive, nasal pay-COS call is the species' advertising call; carries across desert grassland.
Geographic Range & Migration
Gambel's Quail
Resident in the desert southwest of the United States and northwestern Mexico. Found in desert scrub, canyon bottoms, and arid grassland.
Scaled Quail
Resident in the semi-arid grasslands and desert scrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Found in arid and semi-arid plains.
Estado de conservación
Gambel's Quail
Scaled Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Gambel's Quail
Male has black face and throat, white facial borders, rufous crown, blue-grey breast, chestnut flanks, and black patch on lower belly; forward-curving black plume. Female dull grey-brown, streaked.
Scaled Quail
Bluish-grey overall with black-edged feathers creating prominent scaly pattern on breast and flanks; white-tipped crest fluffy and pale; back brownish-grey; sexes similar but female slightly duller.
About These Birds
Gambel's Quail
Codorniz de California de 24–27 cm con penacho y marcas negras en la cara, habita en los matorrales del desierto del suroeste de EE.UU. y Baja California.
Scaled Quail
Codorniz escamosa de 25–30 cm con plumaje escamoso gris, habita en los matorrales áridos y semiáridos del suroeste de EE.UU. y norte de México.