African Blue Quail vs Blyth's Tragopan

Synoicus adansonii 比較対象 Tragopan blythii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Blue Quail Blyth's Tragopan
学名 Synoicus adansonii Tragopan blythii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 14.9 cm (5.9 in) 50.1 cm (19.7 in)
体重 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz) 1476.6666666666667 g (52.09 oz)
食性 Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland … Eats berries, seeds, leaves, and invertebrates in Himalayan and Myanmarese montane forests. Forages on steep …
一腹卵数 3-9 2-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Blue Quail only

Blyth's Tragopan only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Blyth's Tragopan

さえずり

Deep, resonant 'ooo-WAAAA' wailing call echoing in NE Indian subtropical forest; slightly lower and more hollow than Satyr Tragopan. Alarm note is a sharp repeated 'kek' bark.

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Geographic Range & Migration

African Blue Quail

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

Blyth's Tragopan

Resident in the eastern Himalayas and hills of northeastern India, Bhutan, and Yunnan at 1,800-3,700 m. Found in dense forest with undergrowth.

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保全状況

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

Vulnerable

Blyth's Tragopan

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How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Blyth's Tragopan

羽毛

Male is orange-red and grey with dense white spots on belly; bare yellow facial skin bordered blue; yellow lappets. Female is brown streaked and spotted buff; yellow facial skin distinguishes …

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About These Birds

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.

Blyth's Tragopan

グレイベリードトラゴパンはミャンマーとインド東部のヒマラヤ山脈の高山林に生息する絶滅危惧種のキジです。

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