Elegant Quail vs Banded Quail
Callipepla douglasii 比較対象 Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Elegant Quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Callipepla douglasii | Philortyx fasciatus |
| 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) | 19.7 cm (7.8 in) |
| 体重 | 182.16666666666666 g (6.43 oz) | 127.25 g (4.49 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, berries, and plant material in Mexican tropical dry forests and thorn scrub. Also … | Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground … |
| 一腹卵数 | 8-20 | 3-7 |
| 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.
Banded Quail
High-pitched, whistled 'wit-wit-weee' repeated persistently from dense scrub. Covey contact calls are soft, rapid clucks; alarm produces sharp explosive chips.
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.
Banded Quail
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.
保全状況
Elegant Quail
Banded 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.
Banded Quail
Heavily barred black and buff throughout, including crown; white supercilium; throat whitish; short rounded crest; belly barred buff and black; sexes similar. Distinctive fine barring on entire body.
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。
Banded Quail
メキシコ西部の乾燥した低木林に生息するウズラの一種で、帯模様のウズラとも呼ばれる。地面で群れを形成し、種子や小型無脊椎動物を採食する。