Hill Partridge vs Grey Junglefowl

Arborophila torqueola в сравнении с Gallus sonneratii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Hill Partridge Grey Junglefowl
Научное название Arborophila torqueola Gallus sonneratii
Отряд Galliformes Galliformes
Семейство Phasianidae Phasianidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 27,3 cm (10.7 in) 43,6 cm (17.2 in)
Масса 342,0 g (12.06 oz) 855,25 g (30.17 oz)
Питание Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Omnivorous; forages for seeds, invertebrates, berries, and small animals by scratching in Indian dry forest.
Размер кладки 3-9 2-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Hill Partridge only

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Grey Junglefowl only

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Song & Call Comparison

Hill Partridge

Пение

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.

Grey Junglefowl

Пение

Distinctive crow 'kyuk-KYUK-kyuk-kuKUK'; lower and slower than Red Junglefowl. Indian species calling from jungle edge at dawn. Alarm is a cackling rattle; females give soft contact clucks to chicks.

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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.

Grey Junglefowl

Endemic to peninsular India; resident of dry deciduous forest, scrub, and thorn jungle, mainly in southern and western India.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Grey Junglefowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hill Partridge

Оперение

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.

Grey Junglefowl

Оперение

Male dark grey with white shaft streaks and yellow waxy spots on hackles; black breast; red serrated comb. Female grey-brown with white shaft streaks on breast; both sexes with distinctively …

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About These Birds

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.

Grey Junglefowl

A medium-sized Phasianidae junglefowl (~855 g) endemic to peninsular India. Males have grey-spotted hackles with waxy yellow shaft-streaks and a prominent red comb. Inhabits scrub and open deciduous forest. Diet includes seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Contributed to the domestic chicken gene pool; Least Concern.

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