Crested Bobwhite vs Bearded Wood-partridge
Colinus cristatus 对比 Dendrortyx barbatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Crested Bobwhite | Bearded Wood-partridge |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Colinus cristatus | Dendrortyx barbatus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 20.0 cm (7.9 in) | 30.1 cm (11.9 in) |
| 体重 | 132.5 g (4.67 oz) | 407.5 g (14.37 oz) |
| 食性 | Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, and insects in South American grasslands, scrub, and forest edges. Forages … | Forages in Mexican cloud forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Critically endangered; diet poorly … |
| 产卵数 | 8-15 | 4-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Bearded Wood-partridge
Emits a loud, resonant hooting call similar to other Dendrortyx wood-partridges. The owl-like hooting carries through cloud forest; calls are poorly differentiated from Long-tailed.
Geographic Range & Migration
Crested Bobwhite
Resident from Panama south through Colombia and Venezuela to the Guianas. Found in open grassland, savanna, and brushy areas.
Bearded Wood-partridge
Endemic to cloud forest in the Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico, and adjacent Veracruz at 1,500-2,500 m. Rarely observed.
保护状况
Crested Bobwhite
Bearded Wood-partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Bearded Wood-partridge
Rufous-brown above; grey head with white supercilium; distinct black-and-white beard streaks on lower throat and chin; breast streaked black and white; flanks rufous-brown; belly pale buff.
About These Birds
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。
Bearded Wood-partridge
A medium-sized New World quail (~405 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a distinct facial streak resembling a beard. Endemic to cloud forest in a restricted area of the Sierra Madre Oriental of eastern Mexico. Forages on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable; critically restricted range in highly fragmented Mexican highland forests, with ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion.