Gambel's Quail vs Scaled Quail
Callipepla gambelii 对比 Callipepla squamata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Gambel's Quail | Scaled Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Callipepla gambelii | Callipepla squamata |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 22.6 cm (8.9 in) | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) |
| 体重 | 175.41666666666666 g (6.19 oz) | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) |
| 食性 | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti fruits in Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert scrub. Invertebrates important … | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … |
| 产卵数 | 9-19 | 3-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Gambel's Quail
Loud, descending 'chi-CA-go' call of 3–4 notes; males give repetitive assembly calls. Alarm is rapid staccato clucking; flocks produce soft conversational chi-chi notes.
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
Gambel's Quail
Resident in the desert southwest of the United States and northwestern Mexico. Found in desert scrub, canyon bottoms, and arid 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
Gambel's Quail
Scaled Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Gambel's Quail
Male has black face and throat, white facial borders, rufous crown, blue-grey breast, chestnut flanks, and black patch on lower belly; forward-curving black plume. Female dull grey-brown, 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
Gambel's Quail
甘贝尔鹑，约175克，下垂冠羽、栗色顶冠、黑色腹部，分布于美国西南部和墨西哥西北部沙漠灌丛。
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。