Scaled Quail vs Spot-winged Wood-quail
Callipepla squamata comparado con Odontophorus capueira
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Scaled Quail | Spot-winged Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Callipepla squamata | Odontophorus capueira |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) | 29,4 cm (11.6 in) |
| Peso | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) | 426,5 g (15.04 oz) |
| Dieta | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Brazilian Atlantic forest. Scratches leaf litter … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-16 | 3-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
Scaled Quail only
Spot-winged Wood-quail only
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Spot-winged Wood-quail
Deep, booming 'whup-WHUP-whup' duet calls resonating through Atlantic forest undergrowth. Contact calls are low, guttural clucks; alarm produces explosive 'puk' notes.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Spot-winged Wood-quail
Resident in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Found in dense humid forest.
Estado de conservación
Scaled Quail
Spot-winged Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Spot-winged Wood-quail
Dark brown overall with fine buff streaking; wings distinctively spotted white on coverts; bare orange-red eye-ring; underparts paler brown with buff streaking; short crest brown.
About These Birds
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.
Spot-winged Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~425 g) of family Odontophoridae, with spotted brown plumage and an orange eye ring. Inhabits Atlantic Forest, cerrado woodland, and interior humid forests of eastern South America in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; dependent on forest cover but broadly distributed in southeastern Brazil.