Tan-breasted Partridge vs African Blue Quail

Arborophila rolli 对比 Synoicus adansonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tan-breasted Partridge African Blue Quail
学名 Arborophila rolli Synoicus adansonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 28.1 cm (11.1 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 336.0 g (11.85 oz) 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
食性 Forages on floor of northern Sumatran montane forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Little-studied … Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
产卵数 -- 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Tan-breasted Partridge only

African Blue Quail only

Song & Call Comparison

Tan-breasted Partridge

鸣唱

Clear, ringing 'wii-OO' whistle heard from Sumatra's foothills; second note drawn out. Poorly known; alarm a short sharp 'kek'. Covey contact maintained by soft, quiet clucks.

African Blue Quail

鸣唱

High, thin 'wee-wee-wee-wee' whistle in series; tiny, cryptic African grassland quail. Alarm is a sharp 'pip'. Very quiet overall; contact clucks barely audible. Calls at dawn and dusk.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tan-breasted Partridge

Endemic to northern Sumatra in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces. Found in lowland and foothill forest below 1,000 m.

African Blue Quail

Nomadic resident of open grassland, wetland edge, and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola.

保护状况

Least Concern

Tan-breasted Partridge

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

How to Tell Them Apart

Tan-breasted Partridge

羽毛

Brown above; breast uniform tan-buff without chestnut or grey; throat whitish; flanks olive-brown streaked pale; bare reddish eye-ring; uniform tan breast is diagnostic against grey-breasted congeners.

African Blue Quail

羽毛

Male dark slaty-blue overall with chestnut flanks; white face markings with black border; similar to Asian Blue Quail. Female brown with buff streaking; pale underparts. African counterpart of Asian Blue …

About These Birds

Tan-breasted Partridge

苏门答腊山鹧鸪(罗利山鹧鸪)是印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛北部特有的山鹧鸪,栖息于山地常绿林。外形与其他亚洲山鹧鸪相似,以红色眼圈和棕褐色体羽为特征。由于苏门答腊北部森林的大规模砍伐,种群数量受到威胁,被列为易危物种。

African Blue Quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~42 g) of tall grasses and moist savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a slaty-blue face and rusty-buff flanks; one of Africa's smallest birds. Highly secretive; rarely flushed. Feeds on tiny grass seeds and invertebrates. Migratory or nomadic following rains. Least Concern.

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