Ferruginous Partridge vs Common Quail
Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Coturnix coturnix
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Ferruginous Partridge | Common Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Caloperdix oculeus | Coturnix coturnix |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 保护状况 | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 28.3 cm (11.1 in) | 21.2 cm (8.3 in) |
| 体重 | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 107.775 g (3.80 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … | Eats seeds, grain, and plant material; takes invertebrates heavily when breeding; migrates between foraging grounds. |
| 产卵数 | 8-10 | 2-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Ferruginous Partridge
Sharp, staccato 'krik-krik-krik' calls from lowland rainforest; often given in duet. Alarm is a loud, rapid chattering rattle; contact notes between pairs soft and clucking.
Common Quail
Distinctive 'wet-my-lips' or 'whit-whit-WHEET' three-note call; ventriloquial from cereal fields. Rarely seen. Alarm is soft 'crit-crit'. Calls at night during migration. Female response softer.
Geographic Range & Migration
Ferruginous Partridge
Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.
Common Quail
Breeds across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from the Atlantic to Mongolia; long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and India.
保护状况
Ferruginous Partridge
Common Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Ferruginous Partridge
Rich ferruginous (deep rusty-orange) overall; upperparts black-and-rufous barred; flanks black boldly spotted white; bare red facial skin; underparts rufous-orange; one of the most vividly coloured Southeast Asian partridges.
Common Quail
Sandy-brown above with pale buff shaft streaks and dark brown anchor markings; pale buff below with dark flank streaks; male with dark anchor-shaped throat mark; female plain buff throat. Cryptically …
About These Birds
Ferruginous Partridge
锈红山鹑，约210克，锈红色有黑白斑点，分布于马来西亚、苏门答腊和婆罗洲，近危。
Common Quail
鹌鹑（约90克）是雉科中唯一进行长途迁徙的鸟类，繁殖于欧洲和亚洲，越冬于非洲和南亚。隐蔽于高草和农田中，很少被见到，但以其「湿我嘴」叫声为人所知。以种子和昆虫为食。近危；因农业集约化而数量下降。