New Zealand Quail vs Painted Francolin

Coturnix novaezelandiae 比較対象 Francolinus pictus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 New Zealand Quail Painted Francolin
学名 Coturnix novaezelandiae Francolinus pictus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
体重 174.66666666666666 g (6.16 oz) 291.0 g (10.26 oz)
食性 Fed on seeds and invertebrates in New Zealand grassland; extinct since late 19th century. Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of …
一腹卵数 -- 4-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

New Zealand Quail only

Painted Francolin only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

New Zealand Quail

さえずり

Extinct since 1875; historical accounts describe a 'quail-like' whistled call from grassland. Likely similar to Common Quail 'wet-my-lips' but undocumented in detail. No recordings exist.

Painted Francolin

さえずり

Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …

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Geographic Range & Migration

New Zealand Quail

Extinct; formerly endemic to New Zealand (North and South Islands); last confirmed record 1875; habitat loss drove extinction.

Painted Francolin

Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.

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保全状況

Extinct

New Zealand Quail

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

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How to Tell Them Apart

New Zealand Quail

羽毛

Extinct; brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; male with rufous-buff underparts and dark brown streaking; white supercilium; darker crown. Female paler. Last recorded 1875; similar to Brown Quail.

Painted Francolin

羽毛

Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.

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About These Birds

New Zealand Quail

ニュージーランドウズラ(Coturnix novaezelandiae)— ニュージーランド固有の絶滅種。19世紀末に外来種の影響と過剰狩猟により絶滅した。

Painted Francolin

インドとスリランカに生息するコクチョウウズラで、赤褐色と白の点・縞模様が特徴。

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