Ferruginous Partridge vs Common Quail

Caloperdix oculeus 比較対象 Coturnix coturnix

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Common Quail
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Coturnix coturnix
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 21.2 cm (8.3 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 107.775 g (3.80 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats seeds, grain, and plant material; takes invertebrates heavily when breeding; migrates between foraging grounds.
一腹卵数 8-10 2-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Ferruginous Partridge only

Common Quail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

さえずり

Sharp, staccato 'krik-krik-krik' calls from lowland rainforest; often given in duet. Alarm is a loud, rapid chattering rattle; contact notes between pairs soft and clucking.

Common Quail

さえずり

Distinctive 'wet-my-lips' or 'whit-whit-WHEET' three-note call; ventriloquial from cereal fields. Rarely seen. Alarm is soft 'crit-crit'. Calls at night during migration. Female response softer.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ferruginous Partridge

Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.

Common Quail

Breeds across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from the Atlantic to Mongolia; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and India.

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Common Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

羽毛

Rich ferruginous (deep rusty-orange) overall; upperparts black-and-rufous barred; flanks black boldly spotted white; bare red facial skin; underparts rufous-orange; one of the most vividly coloured Southeast Asian partridges.

Common Quail

羽毛

Sandy-brown above with pale buff shaft streaks and dark brown anchor markings; pale buff below with dark flank streaks; male with dark anchor-shaped throat mark; female plain buff throat. Cryptically …

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About These Birds

Ferruginous Partridge

体重約210gの錆赤色・黒白の斑点を持つヤマウズラ。マレーシア・スマトラ・ボルネオに生息する準絶滅危惧種。

Common Quail

ヨーロッパ・アジアで繁殖しアフリカで越冬するウズラ(体長16〜18cm)。褐色の縦縞模様と短い尾が特徴。Coturnix coturnix(ウズラ)は草地に隠れて地面を歩き回り、種子や昆虫を食べる。ヨーロッパの狩猟文化で古くから重要な鳥で、そのマイグレーション能力が注目されている。Phasianidae科。

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