Scaled Quail vs Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Callipepla squamata 비교 대상 Dendrortyx macroura
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Scaled Quail | Long-tailed Wood-partridge |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Callipepla squamata | Dendrortyx macroura |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) | 33.0 cm (13.0 in) |
| 체중 | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) | 386.5 g (13.63 oz) |
| 식성 | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Omnivorous; eats seeds, invertebrates, tubers, and small fruits in Mexican highland pine-oak forests. Scratches ground … |
| 산란 수 | 3-16 | 4-6 |
| 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.
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Produces a loud, resonant oo-oo-oo hooting series; calls are lower-pitched than Buffy-crowned. The deep, carrying hoots echo through Mexican mountain forest and pine-oak woodland.
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.
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Endemic to the mountains of central Mexico from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Found at 1,500-3,000 m in pine-oak and cloud forest.
보전 상태
Scaled Quail
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
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.
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Rufous-brown above with black streaking; grey head with black-and-white facial streaks; exceptionally long rufous tail; underparts grey streaked black; longest tail of any wood-partridge.
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.
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
약 385g의 Odontophoridae 과 중형 신세계 메추라기로 긴 꼬리가 근연종과 구별된다. 멕시코 고지림 고유종으로 해발 1,500m 이상의 운무림·소나무-참나무 삼림·습윤 산지림에 서식. 삼림 바닥에서 씨앗·식물질·곤충을 먹는다. 최소 관심; 멕시코 산지에 제한되지만 적합 서식지에서 흔하다.