Common Quail vs Altai Snowcock
Coturnix coturnix 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Common Quail | Altai Snowcock |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Coturnix coturnix | Tetraogallus altaicus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 21.2 cm (8.3 in) | 56.9 cm (22.4 in) |
| 体重 | 107.775 g (3.80 oz) | 2770.0 g (97.71 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, grain, and plant material; takes invertebrates heavily when breeding; migrates between foraging grounds. | Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai … |
| 一腹卵数 | 2-15 | 4-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Common Quail
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.
Altai Snowcock
Loud, ringing whistled 'whi-WHEEE' echoing across Altai alpine slopes; deeper than Tibetan Snowcock due to larger size. Alarm is rapid barking. Calls at dawn from rocky ridgelines.
Geographic Range & Migration
Common Quail
Breeds across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from the Atlantic to Mongolia; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and India.
Altai Snowcock
Resident of alpine rocky slopes and grassy hillsides in the Altai and Sayan mountains of Russia, Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia, at 2,000–4,000 m.
保全状況
Common Quail
Altai Snowcock
How to Tell Them Apart
Common Quail
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 …
Altai Snowcock
Largest snowcock; grey-brown upperparts with buff streaks; white underparts with grey breast; rufous necklace streaks on lower neck; white outer tail in flight; whitish face with dark ear patch. Sexes …
About These Birds
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。
Altai Snowcock
アルタイセッケイはアルタイ山脈の高山地帯に生息する大型のキジ科の鳥です。険しい岩場の斜面を好み、植物の種子や葉を食べます。