Crested Partridge vs Tibetan Snowcock

Rollulus rouloul 비교 대상 Tetraogallus tibetanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Crested Partridge Tibetan Snowcock
학명 Rollulus rouloul Tetraogallus tibetanus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 52.6 cm (20.7 in)
체중 250.5 g (8.84 oz) 1505.0 g (53.09 oz)
식성 Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … Grazes on alpine grasses, sedges, seeds, and shoots; supplements with bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on …
산란 수 4-6 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Crested Partridge only

Tibetan 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.

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

Crested Partridge

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

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

Least Concern

Tibetan 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 …

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

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.

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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