Bornean Crested Fireback vs Altai Snowcock

Lophura ignita 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bornean Crested Fireback Altai Snowcock
学名 Lophura ignita Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 56.0 cm (22.0 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 1768.1 g (62.37 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 Omnivorous; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small vertebrates on Bornean lowland forest floor. Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
一腹卵数 4-8 4-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Bornean Crested Fireback only

Altai Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Crested Fireback

さえずり

Loud, harsh 'kork-KORK' crowing; Bornean rainforest, slightly raspier than Malay Crested Fireback. Alarm is explosive cackle. Contact calls low guttural clucks; males call at dawn.

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

Bornean Crested Fireback

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan below 1,000 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.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Bornean Crested Fireback

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Crested Fireback

羽毛

Male with deep cinnamon-chestnut back; iridescent blue-black breast and belly; white-streaked flanks; blue crest; cobalt-blue and red facial wattle. Female reddish-brown with white-tipped tail and blue orbital ring.

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

Bornean Crested Fireback

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.77 kg) endemic to the lowland forests of Borneo. Males are deep chestnut-orange with an erect black-and-blue crest and blue facial wattles. Inhabits primary and tall secondary forest. Omnivorous ground forager. Vulnerable from rampant deforestation and hunting in Borneo.

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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