Tacarcuna Wood-quail vs Banded Quail

Odontophorus dialeucos 比較対象 Philortyx fasciatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tacarcuna Wood-quail Banded Quail
学名 Odontophorus dialeucos Philortyx fasciatus
Galliformes Galliformes
Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 25.2 cm (9.9 in) 19.7 cm (7.8 in)
体重 273.5 g (9.65 oz) 127.25 g (4.49 oz)
食性 Forages on forest floor in Panama and Colombia for seeds and invertebrates. Critically endangered; diet … Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground …
一腹卵数 -- 3-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tacarcuna Wood-quail only

None

Banded Quail only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

さえずり

Series of hollow, resonant 'qua-WHI-co' notes in alternating duet; rarely recorded. Song slightly higher pitched than related species. Alarm is a muted explosive chip.

Banded Quail

さえずり

High-pitched, whistled 'wit-wit-weee' repeated persistently from dense scrub. Covey contact calls are soft, rapid clucks; alarm produces sharp explosive chips.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Endemic to the Tacarcuna massif on the Panama-Colombia border at 900-1,700 m. Found in humid montane forest. Poorly known.

Banded Quail

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Least Concern

Banded Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

羽毛

Dark brown above, finely streaked buff; throat and chest white contrasting with dark flanks and back; bare reddish eye-ring; white on throat is notably clean and extensive compared to related …

Banded Quail

羽毛

Heavily barred black and buff throughout, including crown; white supercilium; throat whitish; short rounded crest; belly barred buff and black; sexes similar. Distinctive fine barring on entire body.

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About These Birds

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

A medium-sized New World quail (~275 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a distinctive pale supercilium against dark plumage. Endemic to the Tacarcuna massif on the Panama-Colombia border. Inhabits humid montane forest at elevations above 1,000 m. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; very restricted range but protected by remote mountainous terrain.

Banded Quail

メキシコ西部の乾燥した低木林に生息するウズラの一種で、帯模様のウズラとも呼ばれる。地面で群れを形成し、種子や小型無脊椎動物を採食する。

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