Collared Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Arborophila gingica مقارنةً بـ Arborophila torqueola

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Collared Partridge Hill Partridge
الاسم العلمي Arborophila gingica Arborophila torqueola
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Phasianidae Phasianidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,6 cm (10.9 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 286,5 g (10.11 oz) 342,0 g (12.06 oz)
النظام الغذائي Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of southern Chinese hill forests. Scratches leaf … Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
عدد البيض في الوضع 5-7 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Collared Partridge only

بلا

Hill Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Collared Partridge

الغناء

Melodic, slightly plaintive 'cu-WEE' whistle repeated at regular intervals from Chinese forest; carries well. Pairs often call in near-synchrony at dawn. Alarm note is an abrupt sharp 'kip'.

Hill Partridge

الغناء

Repeated melodic whistle 'wi-WHEEEOO' rising and falling; pairs often duet. Males sing from hillside undergrowth at dawn. Alarm is a sharp, emphatic 'kek' or staccato clucking.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Collared Partridge

Endemic to southeastern China in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Zhejiang at 200-1,500 m. Found in subtropical forest.

Hill Partridge

Resident in the Himalayas and hills of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and southern China at 1,000-3,500 m. Found in oak and rhododendron forest.

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حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Collared Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Collared Partridge

الريش

Brown above; white throat bordered by black collar band; grey breast with rufous streaking; flanks chestnut streaked white; bare red eye-ring; bold black collar below white throat is the key …

Hill Partridge

الريش

Male has orange-rufous face, white-spotted black throat collar, grey breast, and chestnut flanks streaked white on dark brown back. Female has brown face with buff streaking, less vivid collar.

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About These Birds

Collared Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~285 g) of family Phasianidae, with a white collar and spotted brown plumage. Endemic to subtropical mountain forests in southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan). Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened; facing significant pressure from deforestation of lowland forest in southeastern China and hunting.

Hill Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~340 g) of family Phasianidae, with intricate rufous, black, and white patterning and an orange-rufous head. Inhabits subtropical and montane broadleaved forests and bamboo thickets in the Himalayas from Pakistan to southwestern China. Forages on the forest floor for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; common in Himalayan foothills.

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