Elegant Quail vs Scaled Quail
Callipepla douglasii comparado com Callipepla squamata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Elegant Quail | Scaled Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Callipepla douglasii | Callipepla squamata |
| Ordem | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Família | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 22,6 cm (8.9 in) | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) |
| Peso | 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz) | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats seeds, berries, and plant material in Mexican tropical dry forests and thorn scrub. Also … | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … |
| Tamanho da postura | 8-20 | 3-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Elegant Quail
Male emits a high, clear whistle-coo; coveys call with rapid, chattering notes. Calls are melodious for a quail; the whistled male call carries across western Mexican thornscrub.
Scaled Quail
Male gives a nasal, emphatic pay-COS call; coveys scatter with rapid, chattering clucks. The distinctive, nasal pay-COS call is the species' advertising call; carries across desert grassland.
Geographic Range & Migration
Elegant Quail
Endemic to the Pacific coast of Mexico from southern Sonora to Colima. Found in thorn scrub and tropical dry forest.
Scaled Quail
Resident in the semi-arid grasslands and desert scrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Found in arid and semi-arid plains.
Estado de conservação
Elegant Quail
Scaled Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Elegant Quail
Male has chestnut-brown body with white-spotted flanks; grey breast; chestnut face with white spots; forward-curving reddish-brown plume. Female is duller brown with buff spotting and smaller crest.
Scaled Quail
Bluish-grey overall with black-edged feathers creating prominent scaly pattern on breast and flanks; white-tipped crest fluffy and pale; back brownish-grey; sexes similar but female slightly duller.
About These Birds
Elegant Quail
Codorna-montanhesa de 22–25 cm com penacho curto, habita arbustos áridos do noroeste do México.
Scaled Quail
Codorna-escamosa de 25–30 cm com plumagem cinza escamada, habita arbustos áridos e semiáridos do sudoeste dos EUA e norte do México.