Ferruginous Partridge vs Tibetan Snowcock

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Tetraogallus tibetanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Tibetan Snowcock
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Tetraogallus tibetanus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 52.6 cm (20.7 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 1505.0 g (53.09 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Grazes on alpine grasses, sedges, seeds, and shoots; supplements with bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on …
산란 수 8-10 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Ferruginous Partridge only

Tibetan Snowcock only

Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

노래

Sharp, staccato 'krik-krik-krik' calls from lowland rainforest; often given in duet. Alarm is a loud, rapid chattering rattle; contact notes between pairs soft and clucking.

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

Ferruginous Partridge

Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.

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

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Tibetan Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

깃털

Rich ferruginous (deep rusty-orange) overall; upperparts black-and-rufous barred; flanks black boldly spotted white; bare red facial skin; underparts rufous-orange; one of the most vividly coloured Southeast Asian partridges.

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

Ferruginous Partridge

A small partridge (~210 g) of family Phasianidae, with rich ferruginous (rust-red) plumage and spotted black-and-white markings. Inhabits lowland and foothill rainforests in Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Secretive, foraging on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened; associated with primary and tall secondary forest, declining with ongoing logging and land conversion.

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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