New Zealand Quail vs Crested Partridge

Coturnix novaezelandiae 비교 대상 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 New Zealand Quail Crested Partridge
학명 Coturnix novaezelandiae Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Extinct Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
체중 174.66666666666666 g (6.16 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
식성 Fed on seeds and invertebrates in New Zealand grassland; extinct since late 19th century. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
산란 수 -- 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

New Zealand Quail only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

New Zealand Quail

노래

Extinct since 1875; historical accounts describe a 'quail-like' whistled call from grassland. Likely similar to Common Quail 'wet-my-lips' but undocumented in detail. No recordings exist.

Crested Partridge

노래

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

New Zealand Quail

Extinct; formerly endemic to New Zealand (North and South Islands); last confirmed record 1875; habitat loss drove extinction.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

보전 상태

Extinct

New Zealand Quail

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

New Zealand Quail

깃털

Extinct; brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; male with rufous-buff underparts and dark brown streaking; white supercilium; darker crown. Female paler. Last recorded 1875; similar to Brown Quail.

Crested Partridge

깃털

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

New Zealand Quail

뉴질랜드의 열린 풀밭 고유 종인 Phasianidae과의 멸종된 메추라기(약 175g). 19세기 후반 도입된 포식자와 서식지 변화로 인해 1875년경 멸종.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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