Tibetan Partridge vs Altai Snowcock

Perdix hodgsoniae 比較対象 Tetraogallus altaicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tibetan Partridge Altai Snowcock
学名 Perdix hodgsoniae Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.8 cm (12.1 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
体重 372.0 g (13.12 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
食性 -- 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

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tibetan Partridge only

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Altai Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

Tibetan Partridge

さえずり

Harsh, grating 'kerrr-ik' calls repeated from high-altitude Tibetan scrub; somewhat similar to Grey Partridge but raspier. Alarm is sharp cackle. Pairs call antiphonally at dawn across plateau.

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

Tibetan Partridge

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

Tibetan Partridge

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

Tibetan Partridge

羽毛

White face with bold black mask through eye; chestnut-orange flanks heavily barred white; grey crown and nape; brownish upperparts; white underparts with chestnut horseshoe patch on belly.

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

Tibetan Partridge

チベット高原とその周辺の高地草原に生息するチベットヤマウズラで、標高4000メートル以上の高地環境に適応している。種子や昆虫を採食する。

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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