Snow Partridge vs Altai Snowcock

Lerwa lerwa เปรียบเทียบกับ Tetraogallus altaicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Snow Partridge Altai Snowcock
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lerwa lerwa Tetraogallus altaicus
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 37.3 cm (14.7 in) 56.9 cm (22.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 581.5 g (20.51 oz) 2770.0 g (97.71 oz)
อาหาร -- Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
จำนวนไข่ 2-7 4-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Snow Partridge only

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Altai Snowcock only

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Song & Call Comparison

Snow Partridge

เสียงร้อง

Series of clear, whistled 'wee-wee-wee-WEE' rising in pitch toward end. Alpine Himalayan species. Alarm is a harsh rattling chatter; call carries across open rocky terrain.

Altai Snowcock

เสียงร้อง

Loud, ringing whistled 'whi-WHEEE' echoing across Altai alpine slopes; deeper than Tibetan Snowcock due to larger size. Alarm is rapid barking. Calls at dawn from rocky ridgelines.

Geographic Range & Migration

Snow Partridge

Altai Snowcock

Resident of alpine rocky slopes and grassy hillsides in the Altai and Sayan mountains of Russia, Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia, at 2,000–4,000 m.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Snow Partridge

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

How to Tell Them Apart

Snow Partridge

ขนนก

Upperparts densely barred black-and-white creating snow-speckled pattern; underparts chestnut-red streaked white; bill and legs red; sexes similar. Striking barred upperparts adapt to rocky snow-line habitat.

Altai Snowcock

ขนนก

Largest snowcock; grey-brown upperparts with buff streaks; white underparts with grey breast; rufous necklace streaks on lower neck; white outer tail in flight; whitish face with dark ear patch. Sexes …

About These Birds

Snow Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~580 g) of family Phasianidae, with intricately barred black-and-white plumage and red bill and legs. Inhabits alpine and subalpine rocky slopes and meadows across the Himalayas and adjacent ranges at 3,000–5,000 m elevation. Forages for grass seeds, shoots, and insects. Least Concern; one of the highest-altitude dwelling partridges; well adapted to extreme cold and snow.

Altai Snowcock

The largest snowcock (~2.77 kg), family Phasianidae, of alpine scree and subalpine meadows in the Altai and Tian Shan ranges of Central Asia. Heavily built, grey and white with rusty-brown markings. Feeds on roots, bulbs, and alpine plants. Forms small flocks outside breeding season. Least Concern.

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