Hill Partridge vs Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Arborophila torqueola 비교 대상 Crossoptilon harmani

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hill Partridge Tibetan Eared-pheasant
학명 Arborophila torqueola Crossoptilon harmani
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 56.4 cm (22.2 in)
체중 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 1946.0 g (68.64 oz)
식성 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Digs for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on Tibetan plateau; also eats seeds and berries.
산란 수 3-9 4-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Hill Partridge only

없음

Tibetan Eared-pheasant only

Song & Call Comparison

Hill Partridge

노래

Repeated melodic whistle 'wi-WHEEEOO' rising and falling; pairs often duet. Males sing from hillside undergrowth at dawn. Alarm is a sharp, emphatic 'kek' or staccato clucking.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

노래

Loud, bugling 'GA-GA-GA' calls; raucous and crow-like resonating across Tibetan alpine meadows. Flocks maintain raucous calling. Alarm is a rapid series of loud honking notes; wing beats loud.

Geographic Range & Migration

Hill Partridge

Resident in the Himalayas and hills of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and southern China at 1,000-3,500 m. Found in oak and rhododendron forest.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Endemic to alpine scrub and rhododendron thickets on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and Bhutan, at 3,000–4,500 m.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Hill Partridge

깃털

Male has orange-rufous face, white-spotted black throat collar, grey breast, and chestnut flanks streaked white on dark brown back. Female has brown face with buff streaking, less vivid collar.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

깃털

Primarily whitish-grey with dark brown wings and back; black cap; white ear tufts projecting laterally; dark graduated tail with white-tipped central feathers; red facial skin. Sexes very similar.

About These Birds

Hill Partridge

꿩과에 속하는 중간 크기의 자고새(약 340g)로, 붉은색·검은색·흰색의 복잡한 무늬와 오렌지빛 붉은 머리가 특징입니다. 파키스탄에서 중국 남서부까지 히말라야 지역의 아열대 및 산지 활엽수림과 대나무 덤불에 서식합니다. 숲 바닥에서 씨앗, 열매, 무척추동물을 먹습니다. 히말라야 산기슭에 흔히 서식하는 관심대상 종입니다.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Phasianidae과의 대형 꿩(약 1.95kg)으로 티베트와 중국 서부의 고산 관목 지대와 숲 가장자리에 서식한다. 회색 깃털과 붉은 얼굴 피부가 특징적이다.

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