Scaled Quail vs Crested Bobwhite
Callipepla squamata 비교 대상 Colinus cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Scaled Quail | Crested Bobwhite |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Callipepla squamata | Colinus cristatus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) | 20.0 cm (7.9 in) |
| 체중 | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) | 132.5 g (4.67 oz) |
| 식성 | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, and insects in South American grasslands, scrub, and forest edges. Forages … |
| 산란 수 | 3-16 | 8-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Crested Bobwhite
Whistled ascending 'whiit-wheee' repeated steadily; crest raised during calling bouts. Contact between covey members is a series of low, liquid clucking notes with nasal quality.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Crested Bobwhite
Resident from Panama south through Colombia and Venezuela to the Guianas. Found in open grassland, savanna, and brushy areas.
보전 상태
Scaled Quail
Crested Bobwhite
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Crested Bobwhite
Male has bushy rufous crest, white supercilium, black-streaked white face and throat, rufous-brown back, and buff underparts spotted black. Female is buff-brown with streaked body and smaller crest.
About These Birds
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.
Crested Bobwhite
볏메추라기(Colinus cristatus)는 중앙아메리카와 남아메리카 북부에 서식하는 메추라기입니다. 수컷의 볏과 복잡한 깃털 무늬가 특징이며, 건조 초원과 관목 지대에서 서식합니다.