Hill Partridge vs Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Arborophila torqueola 비교 대상 Xenoperdix udzungwensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hill Partridge Udzungwa Forest-partridge
학명 Arborophila torqueola Xenoperdix udzungwensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장
날개 폭 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 28.8 cm (11.3 in)
체중 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 207.25 g (7.31 oz)
식성 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Forages on floor of Udzungwa Tanzanian montane forest for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Critically …
산란 수 3-9 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Hill Partridge only

없음

Udzungwa Forest-partridge only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Hill Partridge

노래

Repeated melodic whistle 'wi-WHEEEOO' rising and falling; pairs often duet. Males sing from hillside undergrowth at dawn. Alarm is a sharp, emphatic 'kek' or staccato clucking.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

노래

Loud, clear whistled 'wheee-oo' calls from montane forest floor; haunting and infrequently heard. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kek'; poorly known due to rarity in Udzungwa Mountains.

Geographic Range & Migration

Hill Partridge

Resident in the Himalayas and hills of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and southern China at 1,000-3,500 m. Found in oak and rhododendron forest.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Found in montane forest at 1,000-2,000 m. Very poorly known; only two specimens collected.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Endangered

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Hill Partridge

깃털

Male has orange-rufous face, white-spotted black throat collar, grey breast, and chestnut flanks streaked white on dark brown back. Female has brown face with buff streaking, less vivid collar.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

깃털

Brown above with fine black streaking and white shaft-streaks; red legs and bill; underparts paler buff-brown with dark-edged feathers creating scaled pattern; bare red facial skin around eye.

About These Birds

Hill Partridge

꿩과에 속하는 중간 크기의 자고새(약 340g)로, 붉은색·검은색·흰색의 복잡한 무늬와 오렌지빛 붉은 머리가 특징입니다. 파키스탄에서 중국 남서부까지 히말라야 지역의 아열대 및 산지 활엽수림과 대나무 덤불에 서식합니다. 숲 바닥에서 씨앗, 열매, 무척추동물을 먹습니다. 히말라야 산기슭에 흔히 서식하는 관심대상 종입니다.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

A small partridge (~205 g) of family Phasianidae, with brown-streaked plumage and red legs. Endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, restricted to Udzungwa and Rubeho mountain forests above 1,300 m. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Endangered; one of Africa's rarest birds, confined to a tiny forest area threatened by agricultural encroachment and logging.

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