Bar-backed Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Arborophila brunneopectus เปรียบเทียบกับ Arborophila torqueola

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Bar-backed Partridge Hill Partridge
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Arborophila brunneopectus Arborophila torqueola
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 26.3 cm (10.4 in) 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 292.5 g (10.32 oz) 342.0 g (12.06 oz)
อาหาร Forages on floor of Southeast Asian hill and montane forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small … Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
จำนวนไข่ 4 3-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Bar-backed Partridge only

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Hill Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bar-backed Partridge

เสียงร้อง

Loud, mellow 'hoo-WEE' whistle in pairs; first note lower and shorter. SE Asian hill forest species calling from dense cover at dusk and dawn. Alarm a clucking rattle.

Hill Partridge

เสียงร้อง

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bar-backed Partridge

Resident in Thailand, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Found in dense forest and bamboo below 1,800 m.

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.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Bar-backed Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bar-backed Partridge

ขนนก

Back and wings brown with bold black-and-buff barring; throat and face buff with dark streaks; breast brown; flanks grey with white streaks; bare red eye-ring; barred back is the key …

Hill Partridge

ขนนก

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.

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About These Birds

Bar-backed Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~290 g) of family Phasianidae, with boldly barred brown upperparts and a brownish breast. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests of northern Southeast Asia from Myanmar and Thailand to southern China and Indochina. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; broadly distributed across mainland Southeast Asian montane forests.

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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