Crested Partridge vs Caspian Snowcock

Rollulus rouloul 비교 대상 Tetraogallus caspius

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Crested Partridge Caspian Snowcock
학명 Rollulus rouloul Tetraogallus caspius
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 56.7 cm (22.3 in)
체중 250.5 g (8.84 oz) 2332.0 g (82.26 oz)
식성 Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … Eats alpine grasses, seeds, shoots, and berries; digs for roots and bulbs on rocky Caspian-region …
산란 수 4-6 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Crested Partridge only

Caspian Snowcock only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Crested Partridge

노래

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Caspian Snowcock

노래

Loud, whistled 'wheee-WHI-oo' series carrying across Iranian alpine plateaus; rich, melodic quality. Large size gives call fuller resonance. Alarm is rapid loud barking. Flocks call together at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

Caspian Snowcock

Resident of rocky alpine and subalpine terrain from the Alborz Mountains (Iran) through the Zagros and Armenia to eastern Turkey, at 2,000–4,000 m.

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

Least Concern

Caspian Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

Crested Partridge

깃털

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

Caspian Snowcock

깃털

Grey-brown above with pale buff streaking; white underparts with dark flank streaks and rufous lateral neck patches; white outer tail feathers; whitish face; orange-red bill and legs. Closely resembles Himalayan …

About These Birds

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

Caspian Snowcock

카스피 눈꿩은 터키 동부에서 이란 북부에 걸친 고산 지대에 서식합니다. 회백색 깃털과 갈색 무늬가 특징이며, 고산 초원과 험준한 바위 지형에서 생활하는 대형 자고새류입니다.

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