Cheer Pheasant vs Painted Francolin
Catreus wallichii 비교 대상 Francolinus pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Cheer Pheasant | Painted Francolin |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Catreus wallichii | Francolinus pictus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 보전 상태 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 48.9 cm (19.3 in) | 27.8 cm (10.9 in) |
| 체중 | 1327.5 g (46.83 oz) | 291.0 g (10.26 oz) |
| 식성 | Scratches for seeds, tubers, roots, and invertebrates on steep Himalayan hillsides; also takes berries and … | Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … |
| 산란 수 | 9-14 | 4-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Cheer Pheasant
Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.
Painted Francolin
Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …
Geographic Range & Migration
Cheer Pheasant
Endemic to rocky hillside scrub and grass-covered slopes in the western Himalayas, from Pakistan east through India to Nepal, at 1,200–3,000 m.
Painted Francolin
Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.
보전 상태
Cheer Pheasant
Painted Francolin
How to Tell Them Apart
Cheer Pheasant
Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.
Painted Francolin
Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.
About These Birds
Cheer Pheasant
히말라야 서부의 풀이 무성한 언덕 경사면 관목지와 삼림 가장자리에 사는 대형 Phasianidae 꿩(약 1.33 kg). 수컷과 암컷 모두 굵은 줄무늬 회갈색이며, 수컷은 섬세하게 줄무늬가 있는 긴 꼬리를 가진다. 풀 새싹, 뿌리, 무척추동물을 먹는다. 서식지 훼손과 인간 교란으로 취약종이다.
Painted Francolin
소형 꿩과(~291g) 프랑코린으로 바위 산기슭, 관목, 건조 초원에 서식. 인도 고유종. 관심필요종.