Daurian Partridge vs African Blue Quail

Perdix dauurica 比較対象 Synoicus adansonii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Daurian Partridge African Blue Quail
学名 Perdix dauurica Synoicus adansonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.8 cm (11.3 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 265.0 g (9.35 oz) 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
食性 Feeds on grass seeds, grain, and plant material; supplements with insects and invertebrates, particularly during … Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
一腹卵数 12-20 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Daurian Partridge only

None

African Blue Quail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Daurian Partridge

さえずり

Similar to Grey Partridge; dry, rasping 'kerrr-ik' call slightly higher and less grating. Central Asian steppe species; alarm is a sharp 'kip-kip' series. Pairs call at dawn in open grassland.

African Blue Quail

さえずり

High, thin 'wee-wee-wee-wee' whistle in series; tiny, cryptic African grassland quail. Alarm is a sharp 'pip'. Very quiet overall; contact clucks barely audible. Calls at dawn and dusk.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Daurian Partridge

Resident of open steppe and farmland in central Asia from Kazakhstan east through Mongolia to northeastern China and adjacent Russia.

African Blue Quail

Nomadic resident of open grassland, wetland edge, and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Daurian Partridge

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Daurian Partridge

羽毛

Pale sandy-buff face and supercilium; grey-brown finely vermiculated upperparts; grey breast; white underparts with reduced or absent chestnut horseshoe patch; chestnut-barred flanks; smaller than Grey Partridge.

African Blue Quail

羽毛

Male dark slaty-blue overall with chestnut flanks; white face markings with black border; similar to Asian Blue Quail. Female brown with buff streaking; pale underparts. African counterpart of Asian Blue …

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About These Birds

Daurian Partridge

中央アジアから東アジアにかけて分布するダウリアウズラで、乾燥したステップや草地に生息する。ダウリアの名はモンゴル南東部のダウリア地方に由来する。

African Blue Quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~42 g) of tall grasses and moist savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a slaty-blue face and rusty-buff flanks; one of Africa's smallest birds. Highly secretive; rarely flushed. Feeds on tiny grass seeds and invertebrates. Migratory or nomadic following rains. Least Concern.

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