Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge vs Mountain Quail
Dendrortyx leucophrys 비교 대상 Oreortyx pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge | Mountain Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Dendrortyx leucophrys | Oreortyx pictus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 29.8 cm (11.7 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| 체중 | 368.5 g (13.00 oz) | 237.83333333333334 g (8.39 oz) |
| 식성 | Forages on forest floor in Central American highlands for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches … | Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and … |
| 산란 수 | 6-7 | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge
Emits a loud, resonant oo-oo-oo-oo hooting call; male's call is surprisingly owl-like. The haunting, owl-like hooting series carries through Central American mountain forest.
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
Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge
Resident in the highlands of Guatemala south to Costa Rica at 1,200-3,200 m. Found in cloud forest and pine-oak 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
Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge
Mountain Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge
Rufous-brown above; crown warm buff to whitish; bold black-and-white striped face; breast and flanks heavily streaked black on rufous ground; belly paler buff; tail rufous-chestnut.
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
Buffy-crowned Wood-partridge
약 370g의 Odontophoridae 과 중형 신세계 메추라기로 황갈색-흰 눈썹선과 황갈색-갈색 깃털을 가진다. 멕시코에서 중앙아메리카를 거쳐 파나마까지 산지 운무림·습윤 고지림에 서식. 씨앗·장과류·무척추동물을 땅에서 채이며 먹는다. 최소 관심; 밀생 삼림과 은밀한 행동으로 자주 들리지만 좀처럼 보기 어렵다.
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.