Scaled Quail vs Montezuma Quail
Callipepla squamata 比較対象 Cyrtonyx montezumae
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Scaled Quail | Montezuma Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Callipepla squamata | Cyrtonyx montezumae |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) | 24.0 cm (9.4 in) |
| 体重 | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) | 185.5 g (6.54 oz) |
| 食性 | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Omnivorous; digs for bulbs, tubers, seeds, and invertebrates with its stout bill in Mexican pine-oak … |
| 一腹卵数 | 3-16 | 2-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Montezuma Quail
Eerie, descending wavering whistle 'wheeeoo' given by male from grass; ghostly and ventriloquial. Alarm is a low nasal 'wee-wee'; flushed birds produce loud burst of wing beats.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Montezuma Quail
Resident in the mountains of Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas at 1,400-3,000 m. Found in oak and pine-oak woodland.
保全状況
Scaled Quail
Montezuma Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Montezuma Quail
Male has harlequin black-and-white face with bold white stripes and spots; chestnut-brown body with white spots on flanks; blue-grey crest; female cryptically mottled brown with faint facial pattern.
About These Birds
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。
Montezuma Quail
A small rotund New World quail (~185 g) of family Odontophoridae, males with a harlequin-patterned black and white face. Inhabits pine-oak and grassland habitats in montane areas from Arizona and Texas to Honduras. Forages by digging bulbs and tubers with strong curved claws. Least Concern; cryptic and rarely seen; populations declining with overgrazing of native bunchgrass.