Orange-necked Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Arborophila davidi 比較対象 Arborophila torqueola

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Orange-necked Partridge Hill Partridge
学名 Arborophila davidi Arborophila torqueola
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
体重 241.0 g (8.50 oz) 342.0 g (12.06 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Vietnamese forests. Critically endangered; diet poorly … Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
一腹卵数 -- 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Orange-necked Partridge only

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Hill Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Orange-necked Partridge

さえずり

Slightly nasal 'wheee-yoo' whistle with plaintive quality; endemic to S Vietnam. Calls infrequently. Contact notes are quiet, gentle clucks; alarm is a quick explosive 'pik' note.

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

Orange-necked Partridge

Endemic to southern Vietnam and Cambodia. Found in lowland evergreen forest and secondary growth. Poorly known.

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

Near Threatened

Orange-necked Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Orange-necked Partridge

羽毛

Brown above; neck sides and throat vivid orange, contrasting with grey breast; flanks grey streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; orange neck patch is unmistakable; one of the most distinctive Arborophila …

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

Orange-necked Partridge

A small partridge (~240 g) of family Phasianidae, with a vivid orange neck and throat patch. Endemic to a small area of evergreen forest in southeastern Vietnam and possibly adjacent Cambodia. Inhabits lowland and foothill forest. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened; extremely restricted range with significant deforestation and active hunting pressure in southeastern Vietnam.

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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