Tibetan Eared-pheasant vs Altai Snowcock

Crossoptilon harmani 비교 대상 Tetraogallus altaicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Tibetan Eared-pheasant Altai Snowcock
학명 Crossoptilon harmani Tetraogallus altaicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 56.4 cm (22.2 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
체중 1946.0 g (68.64 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
식성 Digs for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on Tibetan plateau; also eats seeds and berries. Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
산란 수 4-11 4-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Tibetan Eared-pheasant only

Altai Snowcock only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

노래

Loud, bugling 'GA-GA-GA' calls; raucous and crow-like resonating across Tibetan alpine meadows. Flocks maintain raucous calling. Alarm is a rapid series of loud honking notes; wing beats loud.

Altai Snowcock

노래

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

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Endemic to alpine scrub and rhododendron thickets on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and Bhutan, at 3,000–4,500 m.

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

Least Concern

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

깃털

Primarily whitish-grey with dark brown wings and back; black cap; white ear tufts projecting laterally; dark graduated tail with white-tipped central feathers; red facial skin. Sexes very similar.

Altai Snowcock

깃털

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

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Phasianidae과의 대형 꿩(약 1.95kg)으로 티베트와 중국 서부의 고산 관목 지대와 숲 가장자리에 서식한다. 회색 깃털과 붉은 얼굴 피부가 특징적이다.

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.

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