Gambel's Quail vs Banded Quail

Callipepla gambelii 比較対象 Philortyx fasciatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Gambel's Quail Banded Quail
学名 Callipepla gambelii Philortyx fasciatus
Galliformes Galliformes
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 175.41666666666666 g (6.19 oz) 127.25 g (4.49 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti fruits in Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert scrub. Invertebrates important … Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground …
一腹卵数 9-19 3-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Gambel's Quail only

Banded Quail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Gambel's Quail

さえずり

Loud, descending 'chi-CA-go' call of 3–4 notes; males give repetitive assembly calls. Alarm is rapid staccato clucking; flocks produce soft conversational chi-chi notes.

Banded Quail

さえずり

High-pitched, whistled 'wit-wit-weee' repeated persistently from dense scrub. Covey contact calls are soft, rapid clucks; alarm produces sharp explosive chips.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Gambel's Quail

Resident in the desert southwest of the United States and northwestern Mexico. Found in desert scrub, canyon bottoms, and arid grassland.

Banded Quail

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Gambel's Quail

Least Concern

Banded Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gambel's Quail

羽毛

Male has black face and throat, white facial borders, rufous crown, blue-grey breast, chestnut flanks, and black patch on lower belly; forward-curving black plume. Female dull grey-brown, streaked.

Banded Quail

羽毛

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.

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About These Birds

Gambel's Quail

体重約175gの垂れ下がった頭飾り・栗色の頭頂・黒い腹を持つウズラ。米南西部・メキシコ北西部の砂漠低木地に生息する。

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。

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