Scaled Quail vs Crested Bobwhite
Callipepla squamata 对比 Colinus cristatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Scaled Quail | Crested Bobwhite |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Callipepla squamata | Colinus cristatus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 23.2 cm (9.1 in) | 20.0 cm (7.9 in) |
| 体重 | 195.5 g (6.90 oz) | 132.5 g (4.67 oz) |
| 食性 | Feeds on seeds, leaves, and cacti in arid southwestern US scrubland. Takes invertebrates especially during … | Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, and insects in South American grasslands, scrub, and forest edges. Forages … |
| 产卵数 | 3-16 | 8-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Crested Bobwhite
Whistled ascending 'whiit-wheee' repeated steadily; crest raised during calling bouts. Contact between covey members is a series of low, liquid clucking notes with nasal quality.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Crested Bobwhite
Resident from Panama south through Colombia and Venezuela to the Guianas. Found in open grassland, savanna, and brushy areas.
保护状况
Scaled Quail
Crested Bobwhite
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Crested Bobwhite
Male has bushy rufous crest, white supercilium, black-streaked white face and throat, rufous-brown back, and buff underparts spotted black. Female is buff-brown with streaked body and smaller crest.
About These Birds
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。
Crested Bobwhite
冠鹑(Colinus cristatus)是一种体重约130克的新大陆鹌鹑，属珠颈斑鹑科，雄鸟具有蓬松的褐白色头冠。栖息于从墨西哥到南美洲北部的开阔稀树草原、农田和灌木丛，以种子和昆虫为食。