Hill Partridge vs Rock Bush-quail

Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Perdicula argoondah

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Rock Bush-quail
学名 Arborophila torqueola Perdicula argoondah
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 63.5 g (2.24 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Eats small seeds, grain, and invertebrates in rocky Indian scrubland and grassland.
一腹卵数 3-9 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Hill Partridge only

Rock Bush-quail only

None

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.

Rock Bush-quail

さえずり

Very high, thin 'pip-pip-pip' series; Indian rocky scrub quail with soft, barely audible alarm note. Covey communicates with quiet rolling clucks. Calls from among boulders at dawn on Deccan plateau.

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.

Rock Bush-quail

Endemic to the Deccan Plateau of India; resident of dry rocky grassland, scrub, and hillsides in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and adjacent states.

保全状況

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Rock Bush-quail

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.

Rock Bush-quail

羽毛

Male pale sandy-brown above with buff streaks; pale buff below lightly barred brown; paler than Jungle Bush-quail; rufous on face duller. Female plain pale sandy-buff below; less barred than Jungle …

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。

Rock Bush-quail

インド中西部の草地や低木林に生息する小型のウズラで、ロックブッシュウズラとも呼ばれる。岩の多い丘陵地帯や乾燥した草地を好む。

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