Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | křepel perličkový |
Dutch | Gevlekte Bergkwartel |
English | Ocellated Quail |
English (United States) | Ocellated Quail |
French | Colin ocellé |
French (France) | Colin ocellé |
German | Tränenwachtel |
Japanese | タマフウズラ |
Norwegian | zapotekvaktel |
Polish | przepiór maskowy |
Russian | Глазчатый перепел |
Serbian | Krupnopegava prepelica |
Slovak | prepelka očkatá |
Spanish | Colín Ocelado |
Spanish (Honduras) | Codorniz Pintada |
Spanish (Mexico) | Codorniz Ocelada |
Spanish (Spain) | Colín ocelado |
Swedish | glasögonvaktel |
Turkish | Güney Soytarı Kolini |
Ukrainian | Перепелиця-клоун західна |
Ocellated Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus
Version: 1.0 — Published December 5, 2014
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Behavior
Introduction
The strong tarsi and toes are used to dig for tubers and roots. Consumption of animal matter increases during the breeding season, and this is the main food for recently hatched chicks.
Ocellated Quail is entirely terrestrial (even at night). This quail is shy and elusive, often remaining hidden in vegetation.
Ocellated Quail is reluctant to fly, and usually seeks to avoid detection by crouching to the ground. Flushes at very short range, and makes only short and direct flights, usually with deep fast wingbeats interspersed with short glides.
Territoriality
Little information available on Ocellated Quail, but pairs likely require 1-2 ha, similar to the closely related Montezuma Quail (C. montezumae) (Stromberg 2000).
Sexual Behavior
Undescribed; presumably is primarily monogamous, as is the closely related Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) (see Stromberg 2000).
Social and interspecific behavior
Ocellated Quail is a gregarious species, often in groups of up to 12 individuals.
Predation
Roadkilled specimen found in Honduras indicates that some mortality is due to such collisions. As is the case with the closely related Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae), hawks likely are major predators of adults. Eggs and chicks are vulnerable to predation by terrestrial mammals and reptiles.