Cheer Pheasant vs African Blue Quail

Catreus wallichii 对比 Synoicus adansonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cheer Pheasant African Blue Quail
学名 Catreus wallichii Synoicus adansonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 48.9 cm (19.3 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 1327.5 g (46.83 oz) 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz)
食性 -- Feeds on small grass seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in African tropical grassland and wetland …
产卵数 9-14 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Cheer Pheasant only

African Blue Quail only

Song & Call Comparison

Cheer Pheasant

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.

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

Cheer Pheasant

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

Vulnerable

Cheer Pheasant

Least Concern

African Blue Quail

How to Tell Them Apart

Cheer Pheasant

羽毛

Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.

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

Cheer Pheasant

彩雉,约1.33千克,分布于喜马拉雅西部多草山坡灌丛,全身大胆的灰褐色横纹,易危。

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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