Red-legged Partridge vs African Blue Quail

Alectoris rufa 比較対象 Synoicus adansonii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-legged Partridge African Blue Quail
学名 Alectoris rufa Synoicus adansonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.1 cm (12.2 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 489.5 g (17.27 oz) 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
食性 Omnivorous; eats seeds, plant shoots, berries, and invertebrates in rocky farmland and scrub of SW … Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
一腹卵数 11-13 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Red-legged Partridge only

None

African Blue Quail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-legged Partridge

さえずり

Loud, rhythmic 'chuck-chu-chukar' or 'chuk-chuk-chukAR' calls; European farmland with slightly nasal quality. Alarm is rapid harsh cackling. Pairs call in duet. Very vocal at dusk on Spanish farmland.

African Blue Quail

さえずり

High, thin 'wee-wee-wee-wee' whistle in series; tiny, cryptic African grassland quail. Alarm is a sharp 'pip'. Very quiet overall; contact clucks barely audible. Calls at dawn and dusk.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Red-legged Partridge

Resident of rocky hillsides, scrub, and farmland in France, Iberian Peninsula, and UK (introduced); native to southwest Europe.

African Blue Quail

Nomadic resident of open grassland, wetland edge, and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola.

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Red-legged Partridge

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-legged Partridge

羽毛

Blue-grey upperparts; bold chestnut and white barred flanks; white face and throat bordered by black gorget with black streaks; red bill and legs; grey-blue breast; brown back. Sexes similar; iconic …

African Blue Quail

羽毛

Male dark slaty-blue overall with chestnut flanks; white face markings with black border; similar to Asian Blue Quail. Female brown with buff streaking; pale underparts. African counterpart of Asian Blue …

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About These Birds

Red-legged Partridge

ヨーロッパ南西部(スペイン、フランス、イギリス等)の岩地や乾燥した草地に生息するヤマウズラ(体長32〜35cm)。赤い嘴と脚、黒・白・栗色のストライプが特徴的。Alectoris rufa(アカアシヤマウズラ)はゲームバードとして狩猟の対象となり、広くヨーロッパに移入されてきた。現在は生息地の減少により個体数が減少傾向にある。Phasianidae科。

African Blue Quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~42 g) of tall grasses and moist savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a slaty-blue face and rusty-buff flanks; one of Africa's smallest birds. Highly secretive; rarely flushed. Feeds on tiny grass seeds and invertebrates. Migratory or nomadic following rains. Least Concern.

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