Stubble Quail vs Painted Francolin

Coturnix pectoralis comparado com Francolinus pictus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Stubble Quail Painted Francolin
Nome científico Coturnix pectoralis Francolinus pictus
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 20,0 cm (7.9 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 100,5 g (3.55 oz) 291,0 g (10.26 oz)
Dieta Eats grass seeds, grain, and invertebrates in Australian cropland and native grassland. Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of …
Tamanho da postura 5-14 4-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Stubble Quail only

Nenhum

Painted Francolin only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Stubble Quail

Canto

Distinctive 'two-to-WHIT' three-note call; slightly higher-pitched and more ringing than Common Quail. Australian croplands species calling from stubble fields. Alarm a soft 'pip'.

Painted Francolin

Canto

Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …

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Geographic Range & Migration

Stubble Quail

Resident of dry grassland, stubble, and open farmland across southern and eastern Australia; nomadic, following rainfall.

Painted Francolin

Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Stubble Quail

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

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How to Tell Them Apart

Stubble Quail

Plumagem

Brown and buff streaked upperparts; pale buff underparts with bold dark brown streaking; male with orange-buff face and rufous throat; dark anchor marks on flanks. Female plainer; buff throughout with …

Painted Francolin

Plumagem

Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.

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About These Birds

Stubble Quail

Codorniz-de-peito-manchado (Coturnix pectoralis) — Codorniz australiana amplamente distribuída no continente. Habita pastagens, campos agrícolas e prados. Plumagem estriada com peito manchado no macho. Forma bandos quando não reprodutiva. Caçada para consumo. A mais comum das codornizes australianas, adaptada a uma diversidade de habitats abertos.

Painted Francolin

A small Phasianidae francolin (~291 g) of rocky hillsides, scrub, and dry grassland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Both sexes are intricately spotted and streaked in rufous and white. Shy; detected by resonant calls. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern; common locally.

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