Rufous-breasted Wood-quail vs Mountain Quail

Odontophorus speciosus 比較対象 Oreortyx pictus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-breasted Wood-quail Mountain Quail
学名 Odontophorus speciosus Oreortyx pictus
Galliformes Galliformes
Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 26.8 cm (10.6 in)
体重 317.0 g (11.18 oz) 237.83333333333334 g (8.39 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Andean foothill forests in Ecuador, Peru, … Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and …
一腹卵数 5 6-16
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-breasted Wood-quail

さえずり

Paired 'co-WEE-oo' whistles, antiphonal between male and female; rich, flute-like tone in humid Andean forest. Alarm note is a rapid low 'krrk'; roost contact is muted clucking.

Mountain Quail

さえずり

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 …

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-breasted Wood-quail

Resident in the east Andean foothills of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at 800-2,400 m. Found in humid cloud 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.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Rufous-breasted Wood-quail

Least Concern

Mountain Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-breasted Wood-quail

羽毛

Upperparts dark brown streaked buff; throat and breast bright rufous-orange contrasting sharply with dark back; flanks dark brown barred; bare reddish eye-ring; bright rufous breast is key feature.

Mountain Quail

羽毛

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.

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About These Birds

Rufous-breasted Wood-quail

A medium-sized New World quail (~315 g) of family Odontophoridae, with warm rufous breast and flanks. Inhabits humid and cloud forests in the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador at 500–2,000 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; broadly distributed in Andean mid-elevation forests with stable populations.

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.

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