Altai Snowcock vs Tibetan Snowcock

Tetraogallus altaicus 비교 대상 Tetraogallus tibetanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Altai Snowcock Tibetan Snowcock
학명 Tetraogallus altaicus Tetraogallus tibetanus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 56.9 cm (22.4 in) 52.6 cm (20.7 in)
체중 2770.0 g (97.71 oz) 1505.0 g (53.09 oz)
식성 Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai … Grazes on alpine grasses, sedges, seeds, and shoots; supplements with bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on …
산란 수 4-15 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Altai Snowcock only

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Tibetan Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Tibetan Snowcock

노래

Loud, melodious whistling 'wheee-whoo-whee' ringing across Tibetan plateau; similar to ptarmigan but richer and more varied. Flocks call together in chorus. Alarm is rapid barking 'kak-kak-kak'.

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Tibetan Snowcock

Resident of high-altitude rocky slopes, alpine meadow, and scree on the Tibetan Plateau from Ladakh to western China, at 3,000–5,600 m.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

Least Concern

Tibetan Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Tibetan Snowcock

깃털

Grey-brown upperparts with pale buff streaking; white underparts with grey breast-band and rufous lateral breast streaks; white face with dark ear patch; white outer tail feathers visible in flight. Sexes …

About These Birds

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.

Tibetan Snowcock

티베트 눈꿩은 티베트 고원과 인접 산악 지대에 서식하는 대형 자고새류입니다. 회색 깃털에 흰색과 갈색 무늬가 있으며, 해발 4,000~6,000m의 극한 고산 환경에 적응한 종입니다.

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