Scaled Quail vs Tacarcuna Wood-quail
Callipepla squamata comparado com Odontophorus dialeucos
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Scaled Quail | Tacarcuna Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Callipepla squamata | Odontophorus dialeucos |
| Ordem | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Família | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 23,2 cm (9.1 in) | 25,2 cm (9.9 in) |
| Peso | 195,5 g (6.90 oz) | 273,5 g (9.65 oz) |
| Dieta | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Forages on forest floor in Panama and Colombia for seeds and invertebrates. Critically endangered; diet … |
| Tamanho da postura | 3-16 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Habitats partilhados
Nenhum
Scaled Quail only
Tacarcuna Wood-quail only
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Tacarcuna Wood-quail
Series of hollow, resonant 'qua-WHI-co' notes in alternating duet; rarely recorded. Song slightly higher pitched than related species. Alarm is a muted explosive chip.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Tacarcuna Wood-quail
Endemic to the Tacarcuna massif on the Panama-Colombia border at 900-1,700 m. Found in humid montane forest. Poorly known.
Estado de conservação
Scaled Quail
Tacarcuna Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Tacarcuna Wood-quail
Dark brown above, finely streaked buff; throat and chest white contrasting with dark flanks and back; bare reddish eye-ring; white on throat is notably clean and extensive compared to related …
About These Birds
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.
Tacarcuna Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~275 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a distinctive pale supercilium against dark plumage. Endemic to the Tacarcuna massif on the Panama-Colombia border. Inhabits humid montane forest at elevations above 1,000 m. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; very restricted range but protected by remote mountainous terrain.