Madagascar Partridge vs African Blue Quail

Margaroperdix madagarensis 比較対象 Synoicus adansonii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Partridge African Blue Quail
学名 Margaroperdix madagarensis Synoicus adansonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 24.2 cm (9.5 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 235.0 g (8.29 oz) 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
食性 Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Madagascar's grassland, scrub, and forest edges. Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
一腹卵数 8-20 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Madagascar Partridge only

None

African Blue Quail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Madagascar Partridge

さえずり

Loud, musical 'qui-QUI-qui' calls from Madagascar highland grassland; melodic and slightly liquid. Alarm is a rapid cackle when flushed. Contact calls between pairs are soft guttural clucks.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Madagascar Partridge

Endemic to Madagascar; resident of open grassland, scrub, and cultivated areas from lowlands to 2,000 m.

African Blue Quail

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Madagascar Partridge

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Madagascar Partridge

羽毛

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; male has rufous head with dark brown cap; white throat; pale buff underparts with dark chestnut barring on flanks. Female plain brown with fine …

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 …

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About These Birds

Madagascar Partridge

マダガスカル固有のマダガスカルウズラ。体長25〜27cm。赤褐色で斑模様が特徴的。マダガスカルの草原や低木林に生息し、種子や昆虫を食べる。農業による生息地の破壊により個体数が減少傾向。低危険種。

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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