Hill Partridge vs Brown Eared-pheasant

Arborophila torqueola 비교 대상 Crossoptilon mantchuricum

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hill Partridge Brown Eared-pheasant
학명 Arborophila torqueola Crossoptilon mantchuricum
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 58.2 cm (22.9 in)
체중 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 1900.0 g (67.02 oz)
식성 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Digs in soil for bulbs, tubers, and invertebrates; also takes seeds, berries, and green vegetation.
산란 수 3-9 4-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Hill Partridge only

없음

Brown Eared-pheasant only

없음

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.

Brown Eared-pheasant

노래

Raucous 'kak-kak-KAAK' calls; similar to White Eared-pheasant but slightly lower; endemic to NE China. Flock communication is loud and sustained. Alarm a series of sharp barks; wing beats very 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.

Brown Eared-pheasant

Endemic to coniferous and mixed forest on mountains in Hebei and Shanxi provinces of northern China, at 1,400–2,900 m; critically restricted range.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Brown 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.

Brown Eared-pheasant

깃털

Warm chocolate-brown body with paler buff-white tail graduating to dark brown tips; black crown; white ear tufts; brownish flight feathers; scarlet facial skin; whitish lower rump contrasts with brown back.

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.

Brown Eared-pheasant

Phasianidae과의 튼튼한 꿩(약 1.9kg)으로 중국 북부의 산지 활엽수림과 혼합림에 고유하게 서식한다. 갈색 깃털과 화려한 붉은 얼굴, 흰 귀 술이 특징적이다.

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