Elegant Quail vs Scaled Quail
Callipepla douglasii 比較対象 Callipepla squamata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Elegant Quail | Scaled Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Callipepla douglasii | Callipepla squamata |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 22.6 cm (8.9 in) | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) |
| 体重 | 182.16666666666666 g (6.43 oz) | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) |
| 食性 | 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 … |
| 一腹卵数 | 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.
保全状況
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
体重約180gの栗色・白色の縞模様の頭飾りを持つウズラ。メキシコ西部（ソノラ・シナロア）の固有種。
Scaled Quail
体重約195gの鱗状の灰褐色と白い綿毛状の冠羽を持つウズラ。米南西部からメキシコ中部の半乾燥地に生息する。