Hill Partridge vs Sabah Partridge

Arborophila torqueola 비교 대상 Tropicoperdix graydoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hill Partridge Sabah Partridge
학명 Arborophila torqueola Tropicoperdix graydoni
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
체중 342.0 g (12.06 oz)
식성 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Sabah forest; poorly known diet inferred from related …
산란 수 3-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Hill Partridge only

없음

Sabah Partridge 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.

Sabah Partridge

노래

Whistled 'wheee-oo' call from Sabah lowland forest; similar to Chestnut-necklaced Partridge but considered distinct. Very poorly known vocally. Alarm presumably sharp 'kek'; contact clucking low.

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.

Sabah Partridge

Endemic to Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia); resident of submontane and montane forest above 900 m.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Near Threatened

Sabah Partridge

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.

Sabah Partridge

깃털

Brown upperparts with dusky vermiculations; white supercilium; buffy-orange underparts; chestnut patch on breast less pronounced than in Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; greenish-grey legs; restricted to Borneo.

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.

Sabah Partridge

A little-studied Phasianidae partridge endemic to forests of Sabah and adjacent northeastern Borneo. Formerly lumped with the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; recently elevated to full species status. Biology poorly known; presumed to forage on seeds and invertebrates in lowland forest. Near Threatened.

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