Common Quail vs Crested Partridge

Coturnix coturnix comparado com Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Common Quail Crested Partridge
Nome científico Coturnix coturnix Rollulus rouloul
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 21,2 cm (8.3 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 107,775 g (3.80 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, grain, and plant material; takes invertebrates heavily when breeding; migrates between foraging grounds. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Tamanho da postura 2-15 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Common Quail only

Nenhum

Crested Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Quail

Canto

Distinctive 'wet-my-lips' or 'whit-whit-WHEET' three-note call; ventriloquial from cereal fields. Rarely seen. Alarm is soft 'crit-crit'. Calls at night during migration. Female response softer.

Crested Partridge

Canto

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Quail

Breeds across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from the Atlantic to Mongolia; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and India.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Common Quail

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Quail

Plumagem

Sandy-brown above with pale buff shaft streaks and dark brown anchor markings; pale buff below with dark flank streaks; male with dark anchor-shaped throat mark; female plain buff throat. Cryptically …

Crested Partridge

Plumagem

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

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About These Birds

Common Quail

Codorniz-comum (Coturnix coturnix) — A única galinácea migradora da Europa. Habita campos de cereais, prados e pastagens. Extremamente discreta e raramente vista, mais frequentemente detectada pelo canto de 'pit-pit-puit'. Migra da Europa e Ásia para a África. Caçada intensivamente durante a migração, com pressão no Mediterrâneo.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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