Hill Partridge vs Grey Francolin

Arborophila torqueola 비교 대상 Ortygornis pondicerianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hill Partridge Grey Francolin
학명 Arborophila torqueola Ortygornis pondicerianus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
체중 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 337.5 g (11.90 oz)
식성 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Feeds on seeds, grain, invertebrates, and berries in open scrub and farmland of South Asia.
산란 수 3-9 6-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Hill Partridge only

Grey Francolin 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.

Grey Francolin

노래

Loud, repetitive 'tee-tee-tee-teetar' calls; Indian scrubland species with cackling quality. Pairs call in duet. Alarm is rapid 'kek-kek-kek' cackle. Very vocal at dawn and dusk.

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.

Grey Francolin

Resident of dry grassland, scrub, and farmland across the Indian Subcontinent from Pakistan and India to Sri Lanka and Nepal.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Grey Francolin

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.

Grey Francolin

깃털

Pale sandy-grey upperparts finely vermiculated buff and dark brown; buff-white underparts with dark brown streaking; orange-rufous throat with dark border; red bill base. Sexes similar; female paler throat.

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.

Grey Francolin

A common small Phasianidae francolin (~338 g) of open scrub, semi-arid grassland, and farmland from the Middle East through the Indian subcontinent. Sandy-grey with intricate barring; throat pale orange. Gregarious; utters a characteristic loud call at dawn and dusk. Omnivorous ground forager. Least Concern.

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