Altai Snowcock vs Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Tetraogallus altaicus 比較対象 Xenoperdix udzungwensis

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属性 Altai Snowcock Udzungwa Forest-partridge
学名 Tetraogallus altaicus Xenoperdix udzungwensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長
翼開長 56.9 cm (22.4 in) 28.8 cm (11.3 in)
体重 2770.0 g (97.71 oz) 207.25 g (7.31 oz)
食性 Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai … Forages on floor of Udzungwa Tanzanian montane forest for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Critically …
一腹卵数 4-15 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Altai Snowcock only

Udzungwa Forest-partridge only

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.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

さえずり

Loud, clear whistled 'wheee-oo' calls from montane forest floor; haunting and infrequently heard. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kek'; poorly known due to rarity in Udzungwa Mountains.

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.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Found in montane forest at 1,000-2,000 m. Very poorly known; only two specimens collected.

保全状況

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

Endangered

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

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 …

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

羽毛

Brown above with fine black streaking and white shaft-streaks; red legs and bill; underparts paler buff-brown with dark-edged feathers creating scaled pattern; bare red facial skin around eye.

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。

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

A small partridge (~205 g) of family Phasianidae, with brown-streaked plumage and red legs. Endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, restricted to Udzungwa and Rubeho mountain forests above 1,300 m. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Endangered; one of Africa's rarest birds, confined to a tiny forest area threatened by agricultural encroachment and logging.

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