Hill Partridge vs Sclater's Monal

Arborophila torqueola comparado con Lophophorus sclateri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hill Partridge Sclater's Monal
Nombre científico Arborophila torqueola Lophophorus sclateri
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,3 cm (10.7 in) 59,0 cm (23.2 in)
Peso 342,0 g (12.06 oz) 2402,0 g (84.73 oz)
Dieta Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Digs for tubers, bulbs, and invertebrates in montane meadows of northeastern India and Myanmar. Forages …
Tamaño de la puesta 3-9 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Hill Partridge only

Ninguno

Sclater's Monal only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Hill Partridge

Canto

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.

Sclater's Monal

Canto

Loud, penetrating 'kee-yaa' cries from Yunnan-Myanmar alpine slopes; slightly more nasal than Himalayan Monal. Alarm is harsh repeated yelping; contact calls are softer clucking 'kok' notes.

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Sclater's Monal

Resident in the mountains of northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh), northern Myanmar, and adjacent Tibet and Yunnan at 2,800-4,200 m.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Sclater's Monal

How to Tell Them Apart

Hill Partridge

Plumaje

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.

Sclater's Monal

About These Birds

Hill Partridge

Una perdiz de colina robusta (unos 280 g) propia de los bosques del Himalaya y del sur de China. Tiene un collar negro llamativo y partes superiores con vetas y barras complejas. Vive en laderas boscosas entre 1.000 y 3.000 metros de altitud, donde busca su alimento entre la hojarasca. Como muchas perdices, prefiere correr a volar cuando se alarma.

Sclater's Monal

A large pheasant (~2.4 kg) of family Phasianidae, males iridescent blue-green and purple with a white rump patch; females brown. Inhabits montane forests and subalpine scrub in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, and southwestern China at 2,400–4,250 m. Forages for bulbs, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; occurs at high elevations in the eastern Himalayan region.

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