Sri Lanka Spurfowl vs Altai Snowcock

Galloperdix bicalcarata 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sri Lanka Spurfowl Altai Snowcock
学名 Galloperdix bicalcarata Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 298.0 g (10.51 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 Omnivorous ground forager in Sri Lankan rainforest; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
一腹卵数 2-5 4-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Sri Lanka Spurfowl only

Altai Snowcock only

Song & Call Comparison

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

さえずり

Loud, explosive 'keow-KEOW-keow' cries from Sri Lankan rainforest; arresting and carrying. Alarm is rapid harsh cackle. Sri Lanka endemic. Contact calls low guttural clucks.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Endemic to Sri Lanka; resident of dense forest and jungle from lowlands to montane areas up to 2,100 m.

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

羽毛

Male dark brown above with white shaft streaks; white-spotted rufous-brown underparts; red orbital skin. Female brownish with pale streaking throughout; both sexes with distinctive red legs; endemic to Sri Lanka.

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 …

About These Birds

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

A small, endemic Phasianidae spurfowl (~298 g) restricted to forests and forest edges of Sri Lanka. Males are dark chestnut with white-streaked flanks and bright red orbital skin. Both sexes bear two spurs on each leg. Shy ground forager; feeds on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. 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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