Lady Amherst's Pheasant vs Altai Snowcock

Chrysolophus amherstiae 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Altai Snowcock
学名 Chrysolophus amherstiae Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 40.8 cm (16.1 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 738.25 g (26.04 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 Omnivorous ground feeder; eats seeds, berries, plant shoots, invertebrates, and small animals in montane forests. Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
一腹卵数 6-7 4-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lady Amherst's Pheasant only

Altai Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

さえずり

Sharp, rasping 'chak-chak' call from Yunnan highland forest; very similar to Golden Pheasant but lower. Alarm is an explosive cackle. Males rarely call; wing clapping and ruff display primary.

Altai Snowcock

さえずり

Loud, ringing whistled 'whi-WHEEE' echoing across Altai alpine slopes; deeper than Tibetan Snowcock due to larger size. Alarm is rapid barking. Calls at dawn from rocky ridgelines.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Native to mountain forest in southwestern China (Yunnan, Sichuan) and adjacent Myanmar; introduced in Britain and scattered localities worldwide.

Altai Snowcock

Resident of alpine rocky slopes and grassy hillsides in the Altai and Sayan mountains of Russia, Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia, at 2,000–4,000 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

羽毛

Male with white and black barred ruff; white underparts; iridescent green mantle; crimson crest; elongated white tail barred black up to 1.5 m. Female mottled brown and rufous, similar to …

Altai Snowcock

羽毛

Largest snowcock; grey-brown upperparts with buff streaks; white underparts with grey breast; rufous necklace streaks on lower neck; white outer tail in flight; whitish face with dark ear patch. Sexes …

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About These Birds

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

A brilliantly ornate Phasianidae pheasant (~738 g) from bamboo forest and scrub in southwestern China and adjacent Myanmar. Males sport a green and black head, white cape barred black, and an extremely long white tail. Omnivorous; forages on ground. Introduced to Britain; Least Concern.

Altai Snowcock

アルタイセッケイはアルタイ山脈の高山地帯に生息する大型のキジ科の鳥です。険しい岩場の斜面を好み、植物の種子や葉を食べます。

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