Japanese Quail vs Crested Partridge

Coturnix japonica 对比 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Japanese Quail Crested Partridge
学名 Coturnix japonica Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Vulnerable
体长
翼展 19.4 cm (7.6 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 94.5 g (3.33 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Feeds on small seeds, grain, and invertebrates in grassland; highly migratory, shifting diet seasonally. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
产卵数 5-13 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Japanese Quail only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Japanese Quail

鸣唱

Three-note 'ko-ko-ROO' call; slightly lower and less liquid than Common Quail. Domestic breeds call year-round. Alarm is soft 'pip'. Calls from grassland, often at night during migration.

Crested Partridge

鸣唱

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

Japanese Quail

Breeds in Siberia, Japan, and Korea; partially migratory, wintering in China, Southeast Asia, and India; ancestor of domestic quail.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Japanese Quail

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Japanese Quail

羽毛

Warm brown above with buff shaft streaks; pale buff below with dark brown streaking; male with rufous-orange throat and cheeks; female with pale buff throat and dark-spotted breast; closely resembles …

Crested Partridge

羽毛

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

Japanese Quail

日本鹌鹑(Coturnix japonica)— 分布于东亚至东南亚和南亚。在日本大量饲养供食用和观赏。

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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