Hill Partridge vs Silver Pheasant

Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Lophura nycthemera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Silver Pheasant
学名 Arborophila torqueola Lophura nycthemera
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 51.0 cm (20.1 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 1345.0 g (47.44 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Feeds on seeds, berries, roots, invertebrates, and small animals; scratches forest floor in SE Asian …
一腹卵数 3-9 6-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hill Partridge only

None

Silver 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.

Silver Pheasant

さえずり

Loud 'kork-KORK' crowing calls from SE Asian mountain forest; sharper and crisper than Common Pheasant. Alarm is explosive cackle. Wing-drumming audible at dawn. Contact clucks soft and guttural.

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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.

Silver Pheasant

Resident of forest and secondary growth in southern China, mainland Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Vietnam, and Hainan; at sea level to 2,000 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Silver Pheasant

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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.

Silver Pheasant

羽毛

Male striking white above with dense black vermiculations; glossy blue-black below; long white tail; black crest; red facial wattle. Female uniformly dark brown above; buff below with dark streaking.

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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。

Silver Pheasant

A large, elegant Phasianidae pheasant (~1.35 kg) of mainland Southeast Asia and southern China. Males are strikingly patterned with a white-laced upper body, glossy black underparts, red facial skin, and a long white tail. Inhabits montane and foothill forests. Omnivorous diet; popular in aviculture. Least Concern.

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