Singing Quail vs Black-breasted Wood-quail
Dactylortyx thoracicus 비교 대상 Odontophorus leucolaemus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Singing Quail | Black-breasted Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Dactylortyx thoracicus | Odontophorus leucolaemus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 25.1 cm (9.9 in) | 25.3 cm (10.0 in) |
| 체중 | 181.75 g (6.41 oz) | 293.6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) |
| 식성 | Eats seeds and invertebrates in Central American highland forests. Remarkably vocal; scratches leaf litter on … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … |
| 산란 수 | 5 | 5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Singing Quail
Exceptionally melodic, rich whistled song of 4–6 slurred notes; flute-like and rising. Named for song quality; male sings from hidden perch in Mexican pine-oak forest. Alarm chips are short and …
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
Singing Quail
Resident in Mexico from Jalisco and Tamaulipas south to Chiapas and the Yucatán. Found in humid forest and dense brush.
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
Singing Quail
Black-breasted Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Singing Quail
Rufous-brown above streaked black and buff; male has orange-rufous face and throat contrasting with streaked breast; female has buff-white face with dark streaks. Dense understory cryptic 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
Singing Quail
약 180g의 Odontophoridae 과 소형 신세계 메추라기로 크고 선율적인 피리 소리 이중창으로 유명하다. 멕시코에서 중앙아메리카까지 습윤한 고지 삼림과 숲 가장자리에 서식. 종종 개울 근처의 삼림 바닥에서 씨앗과 무척추동물을 채이며 먹는다. 최소 관심; 밀생 삼림 하층식생으로 자주 들리지만 보기 드물며 수컷은 특유의 크고 선명한 노래를 가진다.
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.