Siberian Grouse vs Altai Snowcock

Falcipennis falcipennis 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Siberian Grouse Altai Snowcock
学名 Falcipennis falcipennis Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 35.8 cm (14.1 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 676.25 g (23.85 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 Feeds heavily on conifer needles, especially larch and spruce; supplements with berries, buds, and insects … Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
一腹卵数 6-12 4-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Siberian Grouse only

Altai Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

Siberian Grouse

さえずり

Males display with soft, low 'bup-bup-bup' drumming and fanned tail vibration; rarely vocal. Alarm is a quiet 'tsip'. Contact calls are soft clucks. Very silent overall; reliant on visual displays.

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

Siberian Grouse

Resident of boreal coniferous forests in eastern Russia, from the Yenisei River east to the Sea of Okhotsk and Sakhalin Island.

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

Near Threatened

Siberian Grouse

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

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How to Tell Them Apart

Siberian Grouse

羽毛

Male sooty-black overall with white-spotted breast and flanks; bold white terminal band on dark tail; red superciliary comb. Female cryptically barred rufous-brown and black throughout.

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

Siberian Grouse

ロシア極東のタイガに生息するライチョウで、体重約676g。準絶滅危惧種に指定されている。

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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