Altai Snowcock vs Tibetan Snowcock

Tetraogallus altaicus 比較対象 Tetraogallus tibetanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Altai Snowcock Tibetan Snowcock
学名 Tetraogallus altaicus Tetraogallus tibetanus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 56.9 cm (22.4 in) 52.6 cm (20.7 in)
体重 2770.0 g (97.71 oz) 1505.0 g (53.09 oz)
食性 Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai … Grazes on alpine grasses, sedges, seeds, and shoots; supplements with bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on …
一腹卵数 4-15 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Altai Snowcock only

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Tibetan Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Tibetan Snowcock

さえずり

Loud, melodious whistling 'wheee-whoo-whee' ringing across Tibetan plateau; similar to ptarmigan but richer and more varied. Flocks call together in chorus. Alarm is rapid barking 'kak-kak-kak'.

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Tibetan Snowcock

Resident of high-altitude rocky slopes, alpine meadow, and scree on the Tibetan Plateau from Ladakh to western China, at 3,000–5,600 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

Least Concern

Tibetan Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Tibetan Snowcock

羽毛

Grey-brown upperparts with pale buff streaking; white underparts with grey breast-band and rufous lateral breast streaks; white face with dark ear patch; white outer tail feathers visible in flight. Sexes …

About These Birds

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。

Tibetan Snowcock

チベットセッケイはチベット高原と周辺の山岳地帯に生息しています。標高の高い草原や岩石地帯で小群を形成して生活します。

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