Stripe-faced Wood-quail vs Mountain Quail
Odontophorus balliviani 比較対象 Oreortyx pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Stripe-faced Wood-quail | Mountain Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Odontophorus balliviani | Oreortyx pictus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 28.4 cm (11.2 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| 体重 | 317.5 g (11.20 oz) | 237.83333333333334 g (8.39 oz) |
| 食性 | Forages on Andean forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Bolivia and Peru. … | Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and … |
| 一腹卵数 | -- | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Hollow resonant 'koo-WA-koo' repeated in antiphonal pairs; slightly nasal quality. Found in Andean cloud forest; song carries far in montane valleys. Alarm a sharp clatter.
Mountain Quail
Male produces a loud, high, clear queee-ark call; pairs respond with rhythmic, whistled duets. The far-carrying, piping call is one of the most distinctive mountain bird sounds of western North …
Geographic Range & Migration
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Resident in the east Andean foothills of Peru and Bolivia at 600-2,000 m. Found in humid foothill and montane forest.
Mountain Quail
Resident in the coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada of California, Oregon, and Washington at 500-3,000 m. Found in montane chaparral and brush.
保全状況
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Mountain Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Dark brown above; face boldly striped with white supercilium and black eye-stripe creating distinct face pattern; throat whitish; breast buffy-brown barred dark; bare reddish eye-ring.
Mountain Quail
Blue-grey breast and flanks boldly barred chestnut-and-white; olive-brown back; chestnut throat bordered white; long straight black plume from crown; male and female similar.
About These Birds
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~315 g) of family Odontophoridae, with bold facial striping. Inhabits humid montane forests on the eastern Andean slopes of Peru and Bolivia at 1,000–2,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted to Andean cloud forest but broadly distributed with stable populations in protected areas.
Mountain Quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~240 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a long straight head plume and chestnut flanks barred in white. Inhabits chaparral, brushy mountain slopes, and pine-oak forest in the Pacific mountain ranges of western North America. Forages for seeds, bulbs, and berries. Least Concern; the largest North American quail species, exhibiting altitudinal migration.