White-cheeked Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Arborophila atrogularis 比較対象 Arborophila torqueola

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-cheeked Partridge Hill Partridge
学名 Arborophila atrogularis Arborophila torqueola
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
体重 256.0 g (9.03 oz) 342.0 g (12.06 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of northeastern Indian and Myanmarese hill forests. Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
一腹卵数 3-7 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-cheeked Partridge only

Hill Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Partridge

さえずり

Ringing 'kwee-oo-kwee' trio of whistled notes; second note lower, third rising again. Calls from NE Indian and Myanmar hillside forest. Alarm is a sharp staccato cluck series.

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

White-cheeked Partridge

Resident in the foothills of northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar at 100-1,500 m. Found in dense lowland and foothill 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.

保全状況

Least Concern

White-cheeked Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Partridge

羽毛

Brown above; cheeks white contrasting with black throat and lores; grey breast; flanks grey-brown streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; white cheeks against black throat create distinctive facial pattern.

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

White-cheeked Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~255 g) of family Phasianidae, with white cheeks contrasting against a black throat. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Forages secretively on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates in dense bamboo and undergrowth. Least Concern; widespread in the eastern Himalayan foothills and Assam region.

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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