Scaled Quail vs Banded Quail
Callipepla squamata comparado con Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Scaled Quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Callipepla squamata | Philortyx fasciatus |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) | 19,7 cm (7.8 in) |
| Peso | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) | 127,25 g (4.49 oz) |
| Dieta | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-16 | 3-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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.
Banded Quail
High-pitched, whistled 'wit-wit-weee' repeated persistently from dense scrub. Covey contact calls are soft, rapid clucks; alarm produces sharp explosive chips.
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.
Banded Quail
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.
Estado de conservación
Scaled Quail
Banded 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.
Banded Quail
Heavily barred black and buff throughout, including crown; white supercilium; throat whitish; short rounded crest; belly barred buff and black; sexes similar. Distinctive fine barring on entire body.
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.
Banded Quail
A small New World quail (~125 g) of family Odontophoridae, with bold horizontal brown-and-white banding across the breast and flanks. Endemic to semi-arid scrublands, grasslands, and dry forests of the Balsas Depression in central Mexico. Forages in groups on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; a monotypic genus restricted to Mexico's western interior.