Ocellated Quail vs Mountain Quail
Cyrtonyx ocellatus 비교 대상 Oreortyx pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Ocellated Quail | Mountain Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Cyrtonyx ocellatus | Oreortyx pictus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 24.1 cm (9.5 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| 체중 | 200.0 g (7.05 oz) | 237.83333333333334 g (8.39 oz) |
| 식성 | Digs for bulbs, tubers, seeds, and invertebrates with stout bill in Central American pine-oak forest … | Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and … |
| 산란 수 | -- | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Ocellated Quail
Mournful, slightly wavering whistle similar to Montezuma Quail but with 5–6 syllables; descending in pitch. Male calls from shaded scrub. Alarm is a sharp nasal clucking series.
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
Ocellated Quail
Resident in the highlands of Central America from Guatemala to Nicaragua at 600-2,000 m. Found in pine-oak and humid montane forest.
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
Ocellated Quail
Mountain Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Ocellated Quail
Male has complex black-and-white harlequin facial pattern; rufous-brown body with round white ocelli (eye-like spots) on flanks and wings; blue-grey crest. Female is mottled buff and brown, much plainer.
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
Ocellated Quail
약 200g의 Odontophoridae 과 소형 신세계 메추라기로 윗면에 눈알 모양 반점(ocellated) 무늬를 가진다. 과테말라·온두라스·엘살바도르·니카라과 고지대의 소나무-참나무 삼림과 인접 초원에 서식. 씨앗과 무척추동물을 채이며 먹는다. 취약종; 제한적 분포, 전 분포권에서 희귀하며 벌목·과도 방목으로 인한 서식지 악화로 위협받음.
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.