White Eared-pheasant vs Altai Snowcock
Crossoptilon crossoptilon 비교 대상 Tetraogallus altaicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | White Eared-pheasant | Altai Snowcock |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Crossoptilon crossoptilon | Tetraogallus altaicus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 62.5 cm (24.6 in) | 56.9 cm (22.4 in) |
| 체중 | 2137.5 g (75.40 oz) | 2770.0 g (97.71 oz) |
| 식성 | Forages by digging for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates; supplements with seeds and plant material … | Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai … |
| 산란 수 | 4-7 | 4-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
White Eared-pheasant
Loud, raucous 'gak-gak-GAAK' crows; harsh and cackling, audible across Sichuan mountain forest. Flock calls noisy and sustained. Alarm is rapid loud honking; contact clucks are guttural and low.
Altai Snowcock
Loud, ringing whistled 'whi-WHEEE' echoing across Altai alpine slopes; deeper than Tibetan Snowcock due to larger size. Alarm is rapid barking. Calls at dawn from rocky ridgelines.
Geographic Range & Migration
White Eared-pheasant
Resident of open forest, alpine scrub, and meadow in eastern Tibet and western Sichuan (China), at 3,000–4,800 m elevation.
Altai Snowcock
Resident of alpine rocky slopes and grassy hillsides in the Altai and Sayan mountains of Russia, Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia, at 2,000–4,000 m.
보전 상태
White Eared-pheasant
Altai Snowcock
How to Tell Them Apart
White Eared-pheasant
Predominantly white with black crown and glossy blue-black tail; brownish flight feathers; white ear tufts; red facial skin and legs. Among the whitest of pheasants; sexes nearly identical in plumage.
Altai Snowcock
Largest snowcock; grey-brown upperparts with buff streaks; white underparts with grey breast; rufous necklace streaks on lower neck; white outer tail in flight; whitish face with dark ear patch. Sexes …
About These Birds
White Eared-pheasant
Phasianidae과의 크고 사회적인 꿩(약 2.14kg)으로 중국 서부와 중부의 고지 침엽수림과 혼합림에 서식한다. 수컷과 암컷 모두 흰 깃털을 가진다.
Altai Snowcock
알타이 눈꿩은 알타이-사얀 산맥의 고산 지대에 서식하는 대형 자고새류입니다. 회색빛 갈색 깃털에 흰색 무늬가 있으며, 4,000m 이상의 험준한 고산 초원과 암석 지대에 적응하여 생활합니다.