Hill Partridge vs Salvadori's Pheasant

Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Lophura inornata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Salvadori's Pheasant
学名 Arborophila torqueola Lophura inornata
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 41.9 cm (16.5 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 685.0 g (24.16 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Ground forager; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Sumatran montane forests.
一腹卵数 3-9 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hill Partridge only

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Salvadori's Pheasant only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

さえずり

Infrequently recorded 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Sumatran montane endemic. Vocally poorly known. Contact between birds presumably low guttural clucks. Flushed birds produce loud wing clatter.

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

Endemic to Sumatra; resident of primary and secondary montane forest between 600 and 2,100 m elevation.

保全状況

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Near Threatened

Salvadori's Pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

羽毛

Male uniformly dark olive-brown with slight greenish gloss; blue orbital skin; no crest; unadorned appearance relative to other Lophura. Female slightly paler rufous-brown; both sexes lack vivid markings.

About These Birds

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。

Salvadori's Pheasant

A medium-sized Phasianidae pheasant (~685 g) restricted to montane forests of Sumatra above 1,000 m. Both sexes are sombre dark brown, the male with a finely laced pale pattern. Little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates on forest floor. Near Threatened from montane forest loss in Sumatra.

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