Scaled Quail vs Starred Wood-quail
Callipepla squamata comparé à Odontophorus stellatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Scaled Quail | Starred Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Callipepla squamata | Odontophorus stellatus |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) | 26,8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Poids | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) | 336,5 g (11.87 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on Amazonian forest floor. Forages in pairs or small … |
| Taille de la couvée | 3-16 | -- |
| 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.
Starred Wood-quail
Loud, melodic 'ko-WEE-ko' duet ringing through Amazonian rainforest; middle note rising sharply. Contact between group members is a series of low, rolling cluck-like syllables.
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.
Starred Wood-quail
Resident in the Amazon Basin of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest and forest edges.
Statut de conservation
Scaled Quail
Starred 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.
Starred Wood-quail
Rich brown above; underparts dark brown with bold round white spots scattered across breast and flanks resembling stars; bare reddish eye-ring; white starring on underparts is unique and distinctive.
About These Birds
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.
Starred Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~335 g) of family Odontophoridae, named for white star-like spots on the breast. Inhabits humid lowland forests in the western Amazon basin in Peru, Ecuador, and northern Bolivia. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; distributed across extensive undisturbed Amazonian and Andean foothill forests in the western Amazon.