Tibetan Eared-pheasant vs Painted Francolin
Crossoptilon harmani comparado com Francolinus pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Tibetan Eared-pheasant | Painted Francolin |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Crossoptilon harmani | Francolinus pictus |
| Ordem | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Família | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 56,4 cm (22.2 in) | 27,8 cm (10.9 in) |
| Peso | 1946,0 g (68.64 oz) | 291,0 g (10.26 oz) |
| Dieta | Digs for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on Tibetan plateau; also eats seeds and berries. | Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … |
| Tamanho da postura | 4-11 | 4-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Tibetan Eared-pheasant
Loud, bugling 'GA-GA-GA' calls; raucous and crow-like resonating across Tibetan alpine meadows. Flocks maintain raucous calling. Alarm is a rapid series of loud honking notes; wing beats loud.
Painted Francolin
Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …
Geographic Range & Migration
Tibetan Eared-pheasant
Endemic to alpine scrub and rhododendron thickets on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and Bhutan, at 3,000–4,500 m.
Painted Francolin
Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.
Estado de conservação
Tibetan Eared-pheasant
Painted Francolin
How to Tell Them Apart
Tibetan Eared-pheasant
Primarily whitish-grey with dark brown wings and back; black cap; white ear tufts projecting laterally; dark graduated tail with white-tipped central feathers; red facial skin. Sexes very similar.
Painted Francolin
Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.
About These Birds
Tibetan Eared-pheasant
A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.95 kg) inhabiting alpine shrublands and forest edges on the Tibetan Plateau's southeastern rim. Greyish plumage with distinctive ear tufts. Gregarious; flocks forage on roots, tubers, and seeds. Tolerates cold extremes. Least Concern within its restricted Himalayan range.
Painted Francolin
A small Phasianidae francolin (~291 g) of rocky hillsides, scrub, and dry grassland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Both sexes are intricately spotted and streaked in rufous and white. Shy; detected by resonant calls. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern; common locally.