Spot-bellied Bobwhite vs Mountain Quail
Colinus leucopogon 对比 Oreortyx pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Spot-bellied Bobwhite | Mountain Quail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Colinus leucopogon | Oreortyx pictus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 20.6 cm (8.1 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| 体重 | 129.5 g (4.57 oz) | 237.83333333333334 g (8.39 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, berries, and invertebrates in Central American dry forests and scrubby grassland. Forages on … | Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and … |
| 产卵数 | 11-13 | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Shrill, ascending two-note whistle; male territorial song shorter and drier than Northern Bobwhite. Alarm a sharp nasal 'kwik'; flock maintains rolling soft chatter.
Mountain Quail
Male produces a loud, high, clear queee-ark call; pairs respond with rhythmic, whistled duets. The far-carrying, piping call is one of the most distinctive mountain bird sounds of western North …
Geographic Range & Migration
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Resident from Guatemala and El Salvador south through Central America to Colombia. Found in brushy fields and open woodland.
Mountain Quail
Resident in the coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada of California, Oregon, and Washington at 500-3,000 m. Found in montane chaparral and brush.
保护状况
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Mountain Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Male has white throat with dark scaling, white supercilium, chestnut-brown back with dark streaks, and underparts heavily spotted black on white; flanks chestnut-barred. Female duller and buffier.
Mountain Quail
Blue-grey breast and flanks boldly barred chestnut-and-white; olive-brown back; chestnut throat bordered white; long straight black plume from crown; male and female similar.
About These Birds
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
点腹鹑(Colinus leucopogon)是一种体重约130克的新大陆鹌鹑，属珠颈斑鹑科，雄鸟腹部具有白色斑点。栖息于从危地马拉到哥斯达黎加的开阔栖息地，以种子和昆虫为食。
Mountain Quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~240 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a long straight head plume and chestnut flanks barred in white. Inhabits chaparral, brushy mountain slopes, and pine-oak forest in the Pacific mountain ranges of western North America. Forages for seeds, bulbs, and berries. Least Concern; the largest North American quail species, exhibiting altitudinal migration.