Elegant Quail vs Black-breasted Wood-quail
Callipepla douglasii 比較対象 Odontophorus leucolaemus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Elegant Quail | Black-breasted Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Callipepla douglasii | Odontophorus leucolaemus |
| 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) | 25.3 cm (10.0 in) |
| 体重 | 182.16666666666666 g (6.43 oz) | 293.6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, berries, and plant material in Mexican tropical dry forests and thorn scrub. Also … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … |
| 一腹卵数 | 8-20 | 5 |
| 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.
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Resonant 'cor-WE-co' duet calls; male initiates, female responds immediately. Very loud for size, audible through dense Panamanian forest. Alarm is rapid, harsh clucking.
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.
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Resident in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,500 m. Found in humid cloud forest.
保全状況
Elegant Quail
Black-breasted Wood-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.
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Dark brown above; throat white; breast and belly jet black contrasting with white throat; bare reddish eye-ring; flanks dark brown; black breast against white throat creates bold bicoloured underpart pattern.
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。
Black-breasted Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~295 g) of family Odontophoridae, with contrasting black breast and white facial markings. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests in Costa Rica and Panama. Forages secretively on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; found in intact forest of Central America's Pacific and Caribbean slopes.