Red-billed Partridge vs Altai Snowcock

Arborophila rubrirostris 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-billed Partridge Altai Snowcock
学名 Arborophila rubrirostris Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.2 cm (10.3 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 226.0 g (7.97 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Bornean montane forests. Little-studied; diet inferred … Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
一腹卵数 -- 4-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Red-billed Partridge only

Altai Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Partridge

さえずり

Clear, high-pitched 'wheee-oop' whistle; slurred downward at end. Borneo endemic calling from montane understorey. Contact calls soft low clucks; alarm a sharp explosive 'pit' note.

Altai Snowcock

さえずり

Loud, ringing whistled 'whi-WHEEE' echoing across Altai alpine slopes; deeper than Tibetan Snowcock due to larger size. Alarm is rapid barking. Calls at dawn from rocky ridgelines.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Red-billed Partridge

Resident in the montane forests of Sumatra and Borneo at 600-2,000 m. Found in primary hill and montane forest.

Altai Snowcock

Resident of alpine rocky slopes and grassy hillsides in the Altai and Sayan mountains of Russia, Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia, at 2,000–4,000 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Red-billed Partridge

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Partridge

羽毛

Brown above streaked darker; throat and face white with fine dark scaling; breast grey; flanks grey with white streaks; distinctive bright red bill and red eye-ring; no rufous breast patches.

Altai Snowcock

羽毛

Largest snowcock; grey-brown upperparts with buff streaks; white underparts with grey breast; rufous necklace streaks on lower neck; white outer tail in flight; whitish face with dark ear patch. Sexes …

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About These Birds

Red-billed Partridge

A small partridge (~225 g) of family Phasianidae, distinguished by its bright red bill on dark plumage. Endemic to montane forests of Sumatra at 700–2,000 m elevation. Inhabits the forest floor and dense undergrowth of subtropical highland forest. Forages for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted to Sumatran mountains but currently stable with sufficient forest cover remaining.

Altai Snowcock

アルタイセッケイはアルタイ山脈の高山地帯に生息する大型のキジ科の鳥です。険しい岩場の斜面を好み、植物の種子や葉を食べます。

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