Montezuma Quail vs Black-breasted Wood-quail
Cyrtonyx montezumae 비교 대상 Odontophorus leucolaemus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Montezuma Quail | Black-breasted Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Cyrtonyx montezumae | Odontophorus leucolaemus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 24.0 cm (9.4 in) | 25.3 cm (10.0 in) |
| 체중 | 185.5 g (6.54 oz) | 293.6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) |
| 식성 | Omnivorous; digs for bulbs, tubers, seeds, and invertebrates with its stout bill in Mexican pine-oak … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … |
| 산란 수 | 2-15 | 5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Montezuma Quail
Eerie, descending wavering whistle 'wheeeoo' given by male from grass; ghostly and ventriloquial. Alarm is a low nasal 'wee-wee'; flushed birds produce loud burst of wing beats.
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Resonant 'cor-WE-co' duet calls; male initiates, female responds immediately. Very loud for size, audible through dense Panamanian forest. Alarm is rapid, harsh clucking.
Geographic Range & Migration
Montezuma Quail
Resident in the mountains of Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas at 1,400-3,000 m. Found in oak and pine-oak woodland.
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Resident in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,500 m. Found in humid cloud forest.
보전 상태
Montezuma Quail
Black-breasted Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Montezuma Quail
Male has harlequin black-and-white face with bold white stripes and spots; chestnut-brown body with white spots on flanks; blue-grey crest; female cryptically mottled brown with faint facial pattern.
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Dark brown above; throat white; breast and belly jet black contrasting with white throat; bare reddish eye-ring; flanks dark brown; black breast against white throat creates bold bicoloured underpart pattern.
About These Birds
Montezuma Quail
약 185g의 Odontophoridae 과의 소형 통통한 신세계 메추라기로 수컷은 어릿광대 무늬의 흑백 얼굴을 가진다. 애리조나·텍사스에서 온두라스까지 산지의 소나무-참나무·초원 서식지에 서식. 강한 굽은 발톱으로 구근과 괴경을 파며 채이며 먹는다. 최소 관심; 은밀하여 좀처럼 보기 어려우며 토착 묶음풀 과도 방목으로 개체수 감소 중.
Black-breasted Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~295 g) of family Odontophoridae, with contrasting black breast and white facial markings. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests in Costa Rica and Panama. Forages secretively on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; found in intact forest of Central America's Pacific and Caribbean slopes.