Spot-bellied Bobwhite vs Mountain Quail
Colinus leucopogon 비교 대상 Oreortyx pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Spot-bellied Bobwhite | Mountain Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Colinus leucopogon | Oreortyx pictus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 20.6 cm (8.1 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| 체중 | 129.5 g (4.57 oz) | 237.83333333333334 g (8.39 oz) |
| 식성 | Eats seeds, berries, and invertebrates in Central American dry forests and scrubby grassland. Forages on … | Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and … |
| 산란 수 | 11-13 | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Shrill, ascending two-note whistle; male territorial song shorter and drier than Northern Bobwhite. Alarm a sharp nasal 'kwik'; flock maintains rolling soft chatter.
Mountain Quail
Male produces a loud, high, clear queee-ark call; pairs respond with rhythmic, whistled duets. The far-carrying, piping call is one of the most distinctive mountain bird sounds of western North …
Geographic Range & Migration
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Resident from Guatemala and El Salvador south through Central America to Colombia. Found in brushy fields and open woodland.
Mountain Quail
Resident in the coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada of California, Oregon, and Washington at 500-3,000 m. Found in montane chaparral and brush.
보전 상태
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Mountain Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Male has white throat with dark scaling, white supercilium, chestnut-brown back with dark streaks, and underparts heavily spotted black on white; flanks chestnut-barred. Female duller and buffier.
Mountain Quail
Blue-grey breast and flanks boldly barred chestnut-and-white; olive-brown back; chestnut throat bordered white; long straight black plume from crown; male and female similar.
About These Birds
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
흰목메추라기(Colinus leucopogon)는 멕시코 남부부터 니카라과에 분포하는 메추라기입니다. 흰색 목 줄무늬가 특징이며, 건조 관목 지대와 열대 건조림에서 서식합니다.
Mountain Quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~240 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a long straight head plume and chestnut flanks barred in white. Inhabits chaparral, brushy mountain slopes, and pine-oak forest in the Pacific mountain ranges of western North America. Forages for seeds, bulbs, and berries. Least Concern; the largest North American quail species, exhibiting altitudinal migration.