Black-throated Bobwhite vs Banded Quail

Colinus nigrogularis 比較対象 Philortyx fasciatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-throated Bobwhite Banded Quail
学名 Colinus nigrogularis Philortyx fasciatus
Galliformes Galliformes
Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 20.4 cm (8.0 in) 19.7 cm (7.8 in)
体重 131.33333333333334 g (4.63 oz) 127.25 g (4.49 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, berries, and invertebrates in Central American grasslands and scrub. Diet similar to … Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground …
一腹卵数 -- 3-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black-throated Bobwhite only

None

Banded Quail only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Bobwhite

さえずり

Whistled 'bob-white' series with slightly lower pitch than Northern Bobwhite; introductory 'bob' note longer. Rally call a rapid nasal 'koi-ee'; covey clucks are quiet and rhythmic.

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

Black-throated Bobwhite

Resident from Mexico and the Yucatán south through Central America to Nicaragua. Found in dry scrub and open woodland.

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

Black-throated Bobwhite

Least Concern

Banded Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated Bobwhite

羽毛

Male has entirely black throat and face contrasting with white supercilium and neck spots; rufous-brown back streaked black; white-spotted flanks on rufous; belly pale. Female duller with buff replacing white.

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

Black-throated Bobwhite

A small New World quail (~130 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a distinctive black throat in males. Inhabits open pine savannas, grasslands, and agricultural edges from southern Mexico through the Yucatán Peninsula to Nicaragua. Forages on the ground for seeds and invertebrates in small coveys. Least Concern; adapted to fire-maintained savanna habitats of the Caribbean lowlands.

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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