Sichuan Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Arborophila rufipectus comparado com Arborophila torqueola

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sichuan Partridge Hill Partridge
Nome científico Arborophila rufipectus Arborophila torqueola
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 402,5 g (14.20 oz) 342,0 g (12.06 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and berries on floor of Sichuan oak and bamboo forests. Endangered; scratches … Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
Tamanho da postura 3-7 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sichuan Partridge only

Nenhum

Hill Partridge only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Sichuan Partridge

Canto

Rich, loud 'wheee-WU-wheee' call echoing in Sichuan subtropical forest; flute-like and slightly mournful. Alarm is an accelerating series of sharp 'kek' notes; covey contact is soft clucking.

Hill Partridge

Canto

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Sichuan Partridge

Endemic to the mountains of Sichuan, China, at 1,500-2,800 m. Found in broadleaf and mixed forest. Vulnerable.

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.

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Sichuan Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sichuan Partridge

Plumagem

Brown above with chestnut streaks; breast rich rufous-chestnut; throat buff-white bordered black; grey flanks streaked white; bare red eye-ring; rufous breast contrasting with grey flanks is distinctive.

Hill Partridge

Plumagem

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.

About These Birds

Sichuan Partridge

A arborófila de peito-ruivo é uma arborófila criticamente ameaçada endémica da província de Sichuan, no sudoeste da China. Tem peito ruivo característico que contrasta com a garganta branca e face escura. Habita florestas de bambu e florestas de folhagem mista em encostas montanhosas. Com uma área de distribuição muito limitada e habitat cada vez mais fragmentado, é classificada como criticamente ameaçada. Estima-se que a população total seja de apenas algumas centenas de indivíduos.

Hill Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~340 g) of family Phasianidae, with intricate rufous, black, and white patterning and an orange-rufous head. Inhabits subtropical and montane broadleaved forests and bamboo thickets in the Himalayas from Pakistan to southwestern China. Forages on the forest floor for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; common in Himalayan foothills.

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