Painted Francolin vs Black-billed Capercaillie
Francolinus pictus 比較対象 Tetrao urogalloides
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Painted Francolin | Black-billed Capercaillie |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Francolinus pictus | Tetrao urogalloides |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 27.8 cm (10.9 in) | 68.2 cm (26.9 in) |
| 体重 | 291.0 g (10.26 oz) | 2957.5 g (104.32 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … | Subsists mainly on larch needles in winter; takes berries, buds, and insects during the warmer … |
| 一腹卵数 | 4-8 | 5-10 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Painted Francolin
Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …
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
Painted Francolin
Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.
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
Painted Francolin
Black-billed Capercaillie
How to Tell Them Apart
Painted Francolin
Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.
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
Painted Francolin
インドとスリランカに生息するコクチョウウズラで、赤褐色と白の点・縞模様が特徴。
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。