The difference between quails and pigeons

Quails, also known as quail birds, quails, quails, etc., often inhabit places with warm climate, and are relatively weak in migration ability in the juvenile family. Pigeon is a very common bird, which is widely raised all over the world. It is a general term for hundreds of birds of the family Pigeonidae. The pigeon we usually talk about is only one of the genus Pigeon. Let's take a look at the difference between quail and pigeon.

The difference of families and genera between quails and pigeons

1. Quails: quails belong to the animal kingdom, phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, Ornida, Chicken order, pheasant family, and quail genus birds.

2. Pigeons: pigeons belong to the animal kingdom, phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, Ornidae, Pigeonata, Pigeonidae, Pigeonidae, Pigeon birds.

Morphological differences between quails and pigeons

1. Quail: quail is 18 cm long, small and round, brown with obvious straw yellow spear-shaped stripes and irregular stripes, male and female upper body with reddish brown and black horizontal stripes. The chin of the male bird is dark brown, and the middle line of the throat is bent up to the ear feathers on both sides, close to the leather-yellow collar. The skin-yellow eyebrow lines are in marked contrast to the brown head and through-eye lines. The female birds also have similar patterns, but the control is not very obvious.

2. Pigeons: the head of the pigeon is wide and flat, the body is large and deep, the length from the beak to the tail is 53 cm 56 cm, the chest circumference is 38 cm 40 cm, the beak is long and slightly curved. The eye rings of adult pigeons are red or flesh red, while those of young pigeons are pink. The lute pigeon has a long and stout neck, a long and open back, a long and round tail, plump thighs, short tarsal toes and toes, no foot hair and two kinds of foot hair, the best without foot hair, and the foot color is dark red. Its feather color is more miscellaneous, there are white, black, red, gray second line, white pigeon is the best.

Reproductive differences between quails and pigeons

1. Quail: quail males and females do not form a fixed mating relationship, but a mating system of multiple males and females. Usually soon after arriving at the breeding ground, the males occupy the area and begin courtship calls, and the males are very aggressive during the breeding season.

2. Pigeons: pigeons build nests, hatch eggs and brood for female and male pigeons. After mating, pigeons go out to look for nesting materials and build nests. The male pigeon with good production performance also has the behavior of "chasing his wife". If the female pigeon leaves the nest, the male pigeon will chase the female pigeon back to the nest to lay eggs. After the female pigeons lay eggs, the male and female pigeons take turns to hatch their eggs. The male pigeons enter the nest at 9 am every day to hatch, and the female pigeons come out of the nest for food and activities. The female pigeon entered the nest at 5 pm and hatched to 9 am the next day. In this way, male and female alternate day after day, until the young pigeons are hatched. After the young pigeons are hatched, both male and female pigeons secrete pigeon milk and feed the young pigeons.

The difference of efficacy between quail and pigeon

1. Quail: quail meat is a typical food with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol, which is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people as well as patients with hypertension and obesity. Quail eggs are rich in high-quality lecithin, a variety of hormones and choline, which play an auxiliary role in the treatment of human neurasthenia, stomach disease and lung disease. Quail eggs contain phenylalanine, tyrosine and arginine, which play an important role in the synthesis of thyroxine and epinephrine, tissue protein and pancreas.

2. Pigeons: pigeons have high nutritional value, which is not only a valuable delicacy, but also a high-grade nourishing food. Pigeon meat is a high-protein, low-fat food with a protein content of 24.47%. It contains minerals such as calcium, iron, copper and vitamins A, B, E, etc., which are higher than those of chicken, fish, beef and mutton.