Hill Partridge vs Bornean Crestless Fireback

Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Lophura pyronota

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属性 Hill Partridge Bornean Crestless Fireback
学名 Arborophila torqueola Lophura pyronota
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長
翼開長 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 44.2 cm (17.4 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 934.0 g (32.95 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals; forages on Bornean lowland forest floor.
一腹卵数 3-9 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hill Partridge only

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Bornean Crestless Fireback 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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

さえずり

Harsh, explosive 'kak-kak-KAAK' alarm calls from lowland Bornean forest; poorly documented. Rarely heard except when flushed. Contact calls thought to be soft guttural clucks between pairs.

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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan below 1,000 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Endangered

Bornean Crestless Fireback

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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

羽毛

Male deep blue-black with rufous-cinnamon lower back and rump; no crest; red orbital skin; shorter tail than Malay congener. Female dark brown with white shaft streaks; rufous tinge on lower …

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。

Bornean Crestless Fireback

A Bornean-endemic Phasianidae pheasant (~934 g) of hill and montane forests. Males have blue-black plumage and red orbital skin without a crest, distinguishing it from the closely related Malay species. Diet includes seeds, fruits, and ground invertebrates. Endangered owing to ongoing deforestation in Borneo.

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