Philby's Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Alectoris philbyi 比較対象 Arborophila torqueola

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philby's Partridge Hill Partridge
学名 Alectoris philbyi Arborophila torqueola
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.2 cm (12.7 in) 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
体重 441.0 g (15.56 oz) 342.0 g (12.06 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, shoots, berries, and invertebrates in rocky terrain of the Arabian Peninsula. Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
一腹卵数 8-10 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Philby's Partridge only

None

Hill Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Philby's Partridge

さえずり

Loud 'chuck-chukAR' calls from SW Arabian Peninsula lava fields; similar to Chukar but slightly lower. Alarm is rapid cackling rattle. Calls from rocky lava terrain at dawn. Pairs often call …

Hill Partridge

さえずり

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Philby's Partridge

Endemic to the mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia and northwestern Yemen (Asir and Hijaz escarpments), at 1,500–3,000 m.

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Philby's Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Philby's Partridge

Hill Partridge

羽毛

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.

About These Birds

Philby's Partridge

A medium Phasianidae partridge (~441 g) of barren lava plateaux and rocky escarpments in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Grey-brown with a distinctive black forehead stripe and white-spotted flanks. Adapted to extreme aridity. Feeds on dry seeds and invertebrates. Rarely studied; Least Concern.

Hill Partridge

ヒマラヤコリンウズラはヒマラヤ山脈から中国南西部にかけての山地森林に生息するセキショクヤケイ科の鳥です。首の縞模様が特徴的で、密な低木や竹藪に生息します。果実、種子、昆虫を採食します。鳴き声は大きく特徴的です。

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