Hill Partridge vs Sabah Partridge

Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Tropicoperdix graydoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Sabah Partridge
学名 Arborophila torqueola Tropicoperdix graydoni
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Sabah forest; poorly known diet inferred from related …
一腹卵数 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hill Partridge only

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Sabah Partridge 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.

Sabah Partridge

さえずり

Whistled 'wheee-oo' call from Sabah lowland forest; similar to Chestnut-necklaced Partridge but considered distinct. Very poorly known vocally. Alarm presumably sharp 'kek'; contact clucking low.

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.

Sabah Partridge

Endemic to Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia); resident of submontane and montane forest above 900 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Near Threatened

Sabah Partridge

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.

Sabah Partridge

羽毛

Brown upperparts with dusky vermiculations; white supercilium; buffy-orange underparts; chestnut patch on breast less pronounced than in Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; greenish-grey legs; restricted to Borneo.

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。

Sabah Partridge

A little-studied Phasianidae partridge endemic to forests of Sabah and adjacent northeastern Borneo. Formerly lumped with the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; recently elevated to full species status. Biology poorly known; presumed to forage on seeds and invertebrates in lowland forest. Near Threatened.

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