Tan-breasted Partridge vs African Blue Quail

Arborophila rolli 비교 대상 Synoicus adansonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Tan-breasted Partridge African Blue Quail
학명 Arborophila rolli Synoicus adansonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.1 cm (11.1 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
체중 336.0 g (11.85 oz) 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
식성 Forages on floor of northern Sumatran montane forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Little-studied … Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
산란 수 -- 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Tan-breasted Partridge only

없음

African Blue Quail only

Song & Call Comparison

Tan-breasted Partridge

노래

Clear, ringing 'wii-OO' whistle heard from Sumatra's foothills; second note drawn out. Poorly known; alarm a short sharp 'kek'. Covey contact maintained by soft, quiet clucks.

African Blue Quail

노래

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tan-breasted Partridge

Endemic to northern Sumatra in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces. Found in lowland and foothill forest below 1,000 m.

African Blue Quail

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Tan-breasted Partridge

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

How to Tell Them Apart

Tan-breasted Partridge

깃털

Brown above; breast uniform tan-buff without chestnut or grey; throat whitish; flanks olive-brown streaked pale; bare reddish eye-ring; uniform tan breast is diagnostic against grey-breasted congeners.

African Blue Quail

깃털

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 …

About These Birds

Tan-breasted Partridge

롤 자고새는 인도네시아 수마트라와 나이아스 섬에만 서식하는 자고새입니다. 남색 눈 주위 피부와 줄무늬 갈색 깃털이 특징이며, 수마트라의 열대 우림 아래층에서 서식합니다.

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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