Ocellated Quail vs Banded Quail
Cyrtonyx ocellatus comparado con Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Ocellated Quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Cyrtonyx ocellatus | Philortyx fasciatus |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservación | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 24,1 cm (9.5 in) | 19,7 cm (7.8 in) |
| Peso | 200,0 g (7.05 oz) | 127,25 g (4.49 oz) |
| Dieta | Digs for bulbs, tubers, seeds, and invertebrates with stout bill in Central American pine-oak forest … | Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 3-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Ocellated Quail
Mournful, slightly wavering whistle similar to Montezuma Quail but with 5–6 syllables; descending in pitch. Male calls from shaded scrub. Alarm is a sharp nasal clucking series.
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
Ocellated Quail
Resident in the highlands of Central America from Guatemala to Nicaragua at 600-2,000 m. Found in pine-oak and humid montane forest.
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
Ocellated Quail
Banded Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Ocellated Quail
Male has complex black-and-white harlequin facial pattern; rufous-brown body with round white ocelli (eye-like spots) on flanks and wings; blue-grey crest. Female is mottled buff and brown, much plainer.
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
Ocellated Quail
A small New World quail (~200 g) of family Odontophoridae, with ocellated (eye-spot) patterning on the upperparts. Inhabits pine-oak forests and adjacent grasslands in highland Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Forages for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable; restricted range, rare throughout its distribution, and threatened by habitat degradation from logging and overgrazing.
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.