Elegant Quail vs Scaled Quail
Callipepla douglasii comparé à Callipepla squamata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Elegant Quail | Scaled Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Callipepla douglasii | Callipepla squamata |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 22,6 cm (8.9 in) | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) |
| Poids | 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz) | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Eats seeds, berries, and plant material in Mexican tropical dry forests and thorn scrub. Also … | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … |
| Taille de la couvée | 8-20 | 3-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Elegant Quail
Male emits a high, clear whistle-coo; coveys call with rapid, chattering notes. Calls are melodious for a quail; the whistled male call carries across western Mexican thornscrub.
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Elegant Quail
Endemic to the Pacific coast of Mexico from southern Sonora to Colima. Found in thorn scrub and tropical dry forest.
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.
Statut de conservation
Elegant Quail
Scaled Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Elegant Quail
Male has chestnut-brown body with white-spotted flanks; grey breast; chestnut face with white spots; forward-curving reddish-brown plume. Female is duller brown with buff spotting and smaller crest.
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.
About These Birds
Elegant Quail
A small New World quail (~180 g) of family Odontophoridae, males with a chestnut-and-white streaked head plume and spotted underparts. Endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico in Sonora and Sinaloa. Inhabits tropical dry forest, thorn scrub, and agricultural edges. Forages in groups for seeds and insects. Least Concern; restricted range but stable in Mexican dry forest habitats.
Scaled Quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~195 g) of family Odontophoridae, with scaly grey-brown plumage and a whitish cottontop crest. Inhabits semi-arid shrublands, grasslands, and desert scrub from the southwestern United States to central Mexico. Forages in coveys for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; well adapted to arid environments, commonly hunted for sport.