Hill Partridge vs Grey-striped Spurfowl

Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Pternistis griseostriatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Grey-striped Spurfowl
学名 Arborophila torqueola Pternistis griseostriatus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 30.3 cm (11.9 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 314.5 g (11.09 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Angolan forest and savanna.
一腹卵数 3-9 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hill Partridge only

None

Grey-striped Spurfowl only

None

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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.

Grey-striped Spurfowl

さえずり

Sharp, rasping 'krek-KRAK' calls from Angola forest; smaller spurfowl with higher voice. Alarm is rapid cackle. Poorly known relative to widespread congeners. Pairs call at dawn in forest.

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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.

Grey-striped Spurfowl

Resident of coastal lowland forest and thicket in Angola and western DR Congo; restricted to the Atlantic coast belt.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Grey-striped Spurfowl

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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.

Grey-striped Spurfowl

羽毛

Grey-brown above with distinctive grey and white shaft streaking; pale buff underparts with grey-brown lateral streaking giving greyish tonal quality; red bill; yellowish legs; red orbital skin. Angola endemic.

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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。

Grey-striped Spurfowl

A small Phasianidae spurfowl (~315 g) of dense forest understorey and gallery forest in western Angola and adjacent DRC. Finely grey-streaked plumage is distinctive among spurfowls. Shy and little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted range but habitat relatively intact.

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