Hill Partridge vs Black-billed Capercaillie
Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Tetrao urogalloides
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Hill Partridge | Black-billed Capercaillie |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Arborophila torqueola | Tetrao urogalloides |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 27.3 cm (10.7 in) | 68.2 cm (26.9 in) |
| 体重 | 342.0 g (12.06 oz) | 2957.5 g (104.32 oz) |
| 食性 | Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … | Subsists mainly on larch needles in winter; takes berries, buds, and insects during the warmer … |
| 一腹卵数 | 3-9 | 5-10 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Hill Partridge
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.
Black-billed Capercaillie
Similar to Western Capercaillie but generally higher-pitched; ticking phase faster, grinding phase shorter. Siberian larch forest species. Alarm is a loud bark; females give soft clucking brood calls.
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.
Black-billed Capercaillie
Resident of coniferous taiga in eastern Russia from the Lena River to the Pacific coast, Kamchatka, and northeastern China.
保全状況
Hill Partridge
Black-billed Capercaillie
How to Tell Them Apart
Hill Partridge
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.
Black-billed Capercaillie
Male uniformly glossy blue-black with slight greenish sheen on breast; smaller white wing spots than Western Capercaillie; black bill. Female barred rufous-buff and dark brown, paler below than congener.
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。
Black-billed Capercaillie
カラフトライチョウはシベリアと極東アジアの針葉樹林に生息する大型のライチョウの仲間です。雄の求愛ディスプレイは特徴的です。