Scaled Quail vs Marbled Wood-quail
Callipepla squamata comparado con Odontophorus gujanensis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Scaled Quail | Marbled Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Callipepla squamata | Odontophorus gujanensis |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) | 28,7 cm (11.3 in) |
| Peso | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) | 318,25 g (11.23 oz) |
| Dieta | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Forages in Amazonian and Guianan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-16 | 4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
Scaled Quail only
Marbled 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.
Marbled Wood-quail
Duetting pairs produce loud, resonant 'co-PO-co' calls from forest floor; far-carrying and owl-like in quality. Dawn chorus pairs call in rapid antiphonal sequence.
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.
Marbled Wood-quail
Resident from Panama and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest and forest edges.
Estado de conservación
Scaled Quail
Marbled 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.
Marbled Wood-quail
Rich rufous-brown above with intricate black-and-buff marbling; rufous-orange bare eye-ring; underparts buffy-brown with fine black barring; short spiny crest; sexes similar.
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.
Marbled Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~320 g) of family Odontophoridae, with intricately marbled brown plumage and a small crest. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests across northern and central South America from Colombia to Brazil. Forages on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; widespread in Amazonian and Guianan forests.