Starred Wood-quail vs Banded Quail
Odontophorus stellatus 比較対象 Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Starred Wood-quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Odontophorus stellatus | Philortyx fasciatus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) | 19.7 cm (7.8 in) |
| 体重 | 336.5 g (11.87 oz) | 127.25 g (4.49 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on Amazonian forest floor. Forages in pairs or small … | 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
Starred Wood-quail
Loud, melodic 'ko-WEE-ko' duet ringing through Amazonian rainforest; middle note rising sharply. Contact between group members is a series of low, rolling cluck-like syllables.
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
Starred Wood-quail
Resident in the Amazon Basin of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest and forest edges.
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
Starred Wood-quail
Banded Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Starred Wood-quail
Rich brown above; underparts dark brown with bold round white spots scattered across breast and flanks resembling stars; bare reddish eye-ring; white starring on underparts is unique and distinctive.
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
Starred Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~335 g) of family Odontophoridae, named for white star-like spots on the breast. Inhabits humid lowland forests in the western Amazon basin in Peru, Ecuador, and northern Bolivia. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; distributed across extensive undisturbed Amazonian and Andean foothill forests in the western Amazon.
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。