Hill Partridge vs Lesser Prairie-chicken
Arborophila torqueola 比較対象 Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Hill Partridge | Lesser Prairie-chicken |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Arborophila torqueola | Tympanuchus pallidicinctus |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 27.3 cm (10.7 in) | 41.0 cm (16.1 in) |
| 体重 | 342.0 g (12.06 oz) | 724.25 g (25.55 oz) |
| 食性 | Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … | Feeds on seeds, berries, grasshoppers, and plant material in shortgrass prairie and shinnery oak of … |
| 一腹卵数 | 3-9 | 6-14 |
| 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.
Lesser Prairie-chicken
Males boom and gobble on lek: higher-pitched, faster sequence than Greater Prairie-chicken; reddish air sacs vibrate. Display includes cackles and wing-dragging. Alarm is a sharp repeated 'kek'.
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.
Lesser Prairie-chicken
Resident in shinnery oak and sand sagebrush habitat of the southern Great Plains in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. Vulnerable.
保全状況
Hill Partridge
Lesser Prairie-chicken
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.
Lesser Prairie-chicken
Barred buff and brown like Greater Prairie-chicken but paler; males have dark pinnae feathers and reddish-pink neck sacs; yellow eye-comb; female lacks pinnae. Paler overall than its larger relative.
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。
Lesser Prairie-chicken
A medium-sized grouse (~725 g) of family Phasianidae, paler than Greater Prairie-chicken with crimson-orange air sacs in males. Inhabits arid mixed-grass and shinnery oak prairies in the southern Great Plains of the United States. Feeds on plant matter and invertebrates. Vulnerable; severe population declines due to oil and gas development, overgrazing, drought, and loss of native shrub prairie.