Harlequin Quail vs Crested Partridge

Coturnix delegorguei 比較対象 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Harlequin Quail Crested Partridge
学名 Coturnix delegorguei Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 18.1 cm (7.1 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 75.64 g (2.67 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, grain, and invertebrates in African and Arabian grassland; nomadic, tracking rainfall and food … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
一腹卵数 4-8 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Harlequin Quail only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Harlequin Quail

さえずり

Rapid, emphatic 'weet-weet-weet' call; faster and more staccato than Common Quail. Sub-Saharan African grassland species. Alarm is a soft 'pip'. Calls persistently at dawn and dusk from dense grass.

Crested Partridge

さえずり

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

Harlequin Quail

Breeds in open grassland and savanna from sub-Saharan Africa to India; intra-African and partial migrant depending on rainfall.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Harlequin Quail

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Harlequin Quail

Crested Partridge

羽毛

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

Harlequin Quail

ハーレクインウズラ(Coturnix delegorguei)— サハラ以南のアフリカのサバンナと草地に生息するウズラ。オスは独特の黒白の顔模様をもつ。

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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