California Quail vs Scaled Quail
Callipepla californica 对比 Callipepla squamata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | California Quail | Scaled Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Callipepla californica | Callipepla squamata |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 21.6 cm (8.5 in) | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) |
| 体重 | 176.05000000000004 g (6.21 oz) | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) |
| 食性 | Omnivorous; eats seeds, leaves, berries, and insects in chaparral and open woodland of western North … | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … |
| 产卵数 | 1-26 | 3-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
California Quail
Male delivers a loud, emphatic chi-CA-go three-note call; coveys scatter with rapid, chattering clucks. The musical three-note assembly call is one of the most recognized sounds of California chaparral and …
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
California Quail
Resident in California, Oregon, Washington, and introduced widely in western North America. Found in chaparral, open woodland, and scrubby grassland.
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.
保护状况
California Quail
Scaled Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
California Quail
Male has blue-grey breast, scaly black-edged belly, chestnut flanks with white streaks, black face with white borders, brown crown, and forward-curving black teardrop plume. Female brown and streaked.
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
California Quail
加州鹌鹑（约175克）是加利福尼亚州的州鸟，具有独特的向前弯曲的头饰和鳞状腹部。以家庭群活动，通常伴有「芝加哥」或「呼唤」叫声。以种子、浆果和叶片为食，亦取食昆虫。无危；广布于美国西部，已成功引入其他地区。
Scaled Quail
鳞斑鹑，约195克，鳞状灰褐色、白色棉花糖顶冠，分布于美国西南部至墨西哥中部半干旱地区。