White-throated Francolin vs African Blue Quail

Campocolinus albogularis 比較対象 Synoicus adansonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-throated Francolin African Blue Quail
学名 Campocolinus albogularis Synoicus adansonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 273.5 g (9.65 oz) 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
食性 Omnivorous; eats seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in West African savanna and open woodland. Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
一腹卵数 4-7 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

White-throated Francolin only

None

African Blue Quail only

Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Francolin

さえずり

Loud, grating 'krrr-EEK-krrr' calls from W African savanna; pairs often duet. Alarm is explosive cackle. Contact calls between flock members are soft clucking notes at dusk when gathering to roost.

African Blue Quail

さえずり

High, thin 'wee-wee-wee-wee' whistle in series; tiny, cryptic African grassland quail. Alarm is a sharp 'pip'. Very quiet overall; contact clucks barely audible. Calls at dawn and dusk.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Francolin

Resident of dry woodland and savanna in West Africa from Guinea-Bissau east to northern Cameroon and Central African Republic.

African Blue Quail

Nomadic resident of open grassland, wetland edge, and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola.

保全状況

Least Concern

White-throated Francolin

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Francolin

羽毛

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white throat bordered by buff-brown collar; pale buff underparts with brown flank streaking; yellowish bill. Sexes similar; female lacks bold white throat contrast.

African Blue Quail

羽毛

Male dark slaty-blue overall with chestnut flanks; white face markings with black border; similar to Asian Blue Quail. Female brown with buff streaking; pale underparts. African counterpart of Asian Blue …

About These Birds

White-throated Francolin

体重約274gの西・中央アフリカのギニアサバンナに生息するフランコリン。白い喉が特徴。

African Blue Quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~42 g) of tall grasses and moist savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a slaty-blue face and rusty-buff flanks; one of Africa's smallest birds. Highly secretive; rarely flushed. Feeds on tiny grass seeds and invertebrates. Migratory or nomadic following rains. Least Concern.

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