Sumatran Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Arborophila sumatrana comparado com Arborophila torqueola

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sumatran Partridge Hill Partridge
Nome científico Arborophila sumatrana Arborophila torqueola
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 28,2 cm (11.1 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 336,0 g (11.85 oz) 342,0 g (12.06 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Sumatran montane forests. Scratches leaf litter … Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
Tamanho da postura -- 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sumatran Partridge only

Nenhum

Hill Partridge only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Sumatran Partridge

Canto

Resonant, slow 'phoo-WHEEE' whistle; Sumatran endemic with soft, slightly mournful tone. Calling bird remains concealed. Alarm note a quick repeated 'kik'; flock contact involves quiet murmuring.

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

Sumatran Partridge

Endemic to southern Sumatra in Lampung and South Sumatra provinces at 200-1,200 m. Found in lowland and hill forest.

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

Least Concern

Sumatran Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sumatran Partridge

Plumagem

Dark brown above with buff streaking; throat buff-white; breast grey-brown; flanks grey with white streaks; bare red eye-ring; Sumatran endemic with no bold colour features; cryptic forest floor colouring.

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

Sumatran Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~335 g) of family Phasianidae, with brownish plumage and scaly underparts. Endemic to Sumatra, inhabiting primary and secondary highland forests at 600–2,000 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; Sumatra's mountain forests retain substantial cover in protected areas, supporting stable partridge populations.

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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