California Quail vs Scaled Quail
Callipepla californica 비교 대상 Callipepla squamata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | California Quail | Scaled Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Callipepla californica | Callipepla squamata |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 21.6 cm (8.5 in) | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) |
| 체중 | 176.05000000000004 g (6.21 oz) | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) |
| 식성 | Omnivorous; eats seeds, leaves, berries, and insects in chaparral and open woodland of western North … | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … |
| 산란 수 | 1-26 | 3-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
California Quail
Male delivers a loud, emphatic chi-CA-go three-note call; coveys scatter with rapid, chattering clucks. The musical three-note assembly call is one of the most recognized sounds of California chaparral and …
Scaled Quail
Male gives a nasal, emphatic pay-COS call; coveys scatter with rapid, chattering clucks. The distinctive, nasal pay-COS call is the species' advertising call; carries across desert grassland.
Geographic Range & Migration
California Quail
Resident in California, Oregon, Washington, and introduced widely in western North America. Found in chaparral, open woodland, and scrubby grassland.
Scaled Quail
Resident in the semi-arid grasslands and desert scrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Found in arid and semi-arid plains.
보전 상태
California Quail
Scaled Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
California Quail
Male has blue-grey breast, scaly black-edged belly, chestnut flanks with white streaks, black face with white borders, brown crown, and forward-curving black teardrop plume. Female brown and streaked.
Scaled Quail
Bluish-grey overall with black-edged feathers creating prominent scaly pattern on breast and flanks; white-tipped crest fluffy and pale; back brownish-grey; sexes similar but female slightly duller.
About These Birds
California Quail
The state bird of California, a small New World quail (~175 g) of family Odontophoridae, males with a distinctive teardrop-shaped head plume. Native to chaparral, woodland edges, and gardens of western North America; widely introduced elsewhere. Forages in coveys for seeds and plant matter. Least Concern; abundant, highly adaptable, and a popular game bird.
Scaled Quail
미국 남서부에서 멕시코 중부까지 분포하는 건조한 초원과 관목지대에 사는 중형 메추라기. 비늘 모양의 파란빛 회색 깃털과 작고 앞으로 휘어진 볏이 특징이다. 씨앗과 식물 재료를 주로 먹으며 대형 무리를 이룬다. 거주성이다.