Colin écaillé
Callipepla squamata
New World Quail (Odontophoridae) · Galliformes (Galliformes)
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Dans les quiz, les joueurs confondent le plus souvent Colin écaillé avec ces oiseaux—soit cette espèce a été choisie par erreur, soit l’inverse.
| Espèces | Confusions |
|---|---|
| Colin de Californie Callipepla californica | 4 |
| Colin des montagnes Oreortyx pictus | 3 |
| Colin de Virginie Colinus virginianus | 2 |
| Colin de Gambel Callipepla gambelii | 1 |
| Colin arlequin Cyrtonyx montezumae | 1 |
Famille
The New World quail are small birds, that despite their similar appearance and habits to the Old World quail, belong to a different family known as the Odontophoridae. In contrast, the Old World quail are in the Phasianidae family, sharing only a remote phylogenetic connection with their New World counterparts through their mutual classification within the Phasianoidea superfamily. The geographical range of the New World quail extends from Canada to southern Brazil, and two species, the California quail and the …
Ordre
Galliformes , also known as gallinaceous birds or landfowl, is an order of heavy-bodied terrestrial birds that contains about 290 species. The order is divided into five families: Phasianidae (chicken and junglefowls, Old World quails, partridges, pheasants, turkeys, peafowl and grouse), Odontophoridae (New World quails), Numididae (guinea fowl), Cracidae (including chachalacas and curassows), and Megapodiidae (incubator birds like malleefowl and brushturkeys). Galliformes and the semi-aquatic order Anseriformes (waterfowl) are collectively called fowl.