Dark-backed Wood-quail vs Banded Quail
Odontophorus melanonotus 比較対象 Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Dark-backed Wood-quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Odontophorus melanonotus | Philortyx fasciatus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 25.9 cm (10.2 in) | 19.7 cm (7.8 in) |
| 体重 | 322.0 g (11.36 oz) | 127.25 g (4.49 oz) |
| 食性 | Forages on forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Pacific slope forests of … | Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground … |
| 一腹卵数 | -- | 3-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Resonant, low-pitched 'pow-POW-ow' duet song; second note highest, third trailing off. Usually delivered at dawn. Flushes with explosive wing clatter and sharp alarm chips.
Banded Quail
High-pitched, whistled 'wit-wit-weee' repeated persistently from dense scrub. Covey contact calls are soft, rapid clucks; alarm produces sharp explosive chips.
Geographic Range & Migration
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Resident in the Pacific Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru at 600-1,800 m. Found in humid foothill and montane forest.
Banded Quail
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.
保全状況
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Banded Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Dark blackish-brown on back and wings with fine buff streaking; throat and face rufous-buff; underparts paler rufous-brown with dark barring; bare reddish eye-ring; darker backed than most congeners.
Banded Quail
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.
About These Birds
Dark-backed Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~320 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a dark brown back and rufous underparts. Inhabits humid forest on both slopes of the Andes in western Ecuador and Colombia below 1,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and fallen fruits. Least Concern; found in Chocó and western Andean forests, relatively tolerant of some disturbance.
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。