Scaled Quail vs Black-eared Wood-quail
Callipepla squamata comparado con Odontophorus melanotis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Scaled Quail | Black-eared Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Callipepla squamata | Odontophorus melanotis |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) | 27,9 cm (11.0 in) |
| Peso | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) | 334,6666666666667 g (11.81 oz) |
| Dieta | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Forages on floor of Central American humid forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-16 | 3-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
Scaled Quail only
Black-eared 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.
Black-eared Wood-quail
Repeated mellow 'poh-WEEOO' whistle, often in coordinated duets; hollow and ventriloquial in dense rainforest. Alarm is a sharp rapid 'pit-pit-pit' series.
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.
Black-eared Wood-quail
Resident in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Found in humid forest on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.
Estado de conservación
Scaled Quail
Black-eared 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.
Black-eared Wood-quail
Rufous-brown above; black ear-covert patch contrasting with rufous face; throat buff; underparts rufous-brown barred darker; bare reddish eye-ring; small crest; no white wing spots.
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.
Black-eared Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~335 g) of family Odontophoridae, with black ear coverts and rich brown body plumage. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests from Honduras and Nicaragua to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to deforestation in Central American forest habitats, though still present in protected areas.