Common Quail vs Ahanta Spurfowl
Coturnix coturnix comparado con Pternistis ahantensis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Common Quail | Ahanta Spurfowl |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Coturnix coturnix | Pternistis ahantensis |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 21,2 cm (8.3 in) | 34,6 cm (13.6 in) |
| Peso | 107,775 g (3.80 oz) | 547,5 g (19.31 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats seeds, grain, and plant material; takes invertebrates heavily when breeding; migrates between foraging grounds. | Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African lowland forest and thicket. |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2-15 | 3-12 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Common Quail
Distinctive 'wet-my-lips' or 'whit-whit-WHEET' three-note call; ventriloquial from cereal fields. Rarely seen. Alarm is soft 'crit-crit'. Calls at night during migration. Female response softer.
Ahanta Spurfowl
Loud, staccato 'krak-krak-KRAAK' from W African forest edge; slightly higher than larger spurfowl. Alarm is rapid explosive cackling. Pairs call in loose synchrony at dawn in secondary growth.
Geographic Range & Migration
Common Quail
Breeds across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from the Atlantic to Mongolia; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and India.
Ahanta Spurfowl
Resident of dense lowland and coastal forest in West Africa from Ghana to Cameroon; also found in Bioko Island.
Estado de conservación
Common Quail
Ahanta Spurfowl
How to Tell Them Apart
Common Quail
Sandy-brown above with pale buff shaft streaks and dark brown anchor markings; pale buff below with dark flank streaks; male with dark anchor-shaped throat mark; female plain buff throat. Cryptically …
Ahanta Spurfowl
Dark brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; whitish below with dark brown streaking; red bill; red orbital skin; yellow legs. Sexes similar; closely resembles Double-spurred Spurfowl; West African forests.
About These Birds
Common Quail
La codorniz común (unos 90 g) es la única gallinácea migratoria de Europa, que a pesar de sus reducidas alas realiza migraciones transsaharianas. Muy críptica y difícil de observar, se detecta casi exclusivamente por el reclamo del macho, un inconfundible 'pit-pit-luit'. Habita campos de cereales, pastizales y herbazales. Las poblaciones han disminuido en gran parte de Europa por los cambios en las prácticas agrícolas. Fue una especie muy cazada, apreciada tanto por su carne como por su uso en peleas …
Ahanta Spurfowl
A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~548 g) of lowland and secondary forest edges in West Africa from Ivory Coast to Nigeria. Dark brown streaked white; red orbital skin. Forages on the ground in pairs or small groups for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Tolerates forest fragments; Least Concern.