Barbary Partridge vs Black-billed Capercaillie

Alectoris barbara ile kıyaslandığında Tetrao urogalloides

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Barbary Partridge Black-billed Capercaillie
Bilimsel Ad Alectoris barbara Tetrao urogalloides
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 32,6 cm (12.8 in) 68,2 cm (26.9 in)
Ağırlık 418,5 g (14.76 oz) 2957,5 g (104.32 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on seeds, berries, shoots, and invertebrates in North African scrub, rocky terrain, and farmland. Subsists mainly on larch needles in winter; takes berries, buds, and insects during the warmer …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 6-27 5-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Barbary Partridge only

Black-billed Capercaillie only

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Song & Call Comparison

Barbary Partridge

Şarkı

Loud, nasal 'kee-kee-kee-KARRR' calls from N African rocky terrain; slightly lower than Red-legged Partridge. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Pairs call in duet at dawn on rocky hillsides and scrub.

Black-billed Capercaillie

Şarkı

Similar to Western Capercaillie but generally higher-pitched; ticking phase faster, grinding phase shorter. Siberian larch forest species. Alarm is a loud bark; females give soft clucking brood calls.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barbary Partridge

Resident of rocky hillsides, scrub, and coastal areas in North Africa (Morocco to Libya), Canary Islands, Sardinia, Gibraltar, and Madeira.

Black-billed Capercaillie

Resident of coniferous taiga in eastern Russia from the Lena River to the Pacific coast, Kamchatka, and northeastern China.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Barbary Partridge

Least Concern

Black-billed Capercaillie

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barbary Partridge

Tuy

Blue-grey upperparts; chestnut-spotted white flank bars; grey crown; rufous-brown collar with white spots; reddish-orange bill and legs; white face. Closely resembles Red-legged Partridge but collar spotted.

Black-billed Capercaillie

Tuy

Male uniformly glossy blue-black with slight greenish sheen on breast; smaller white wing spots than Western Capercaillie; black bill. Female barred rufous-buff and dark brown, paler below than congener.

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About These Birds

Barbary Partridge

A medium Phasianidae partridge (~419 g) of rocky hillsides, scrub, and open slopes across North Africa, the Canary Islands, and Gibraltar. Grey-brown with a spotted chestnut-necklace pattern. Lives in pairs or small coveys; feeds on seeds, bulbs, and invertebrates. Least Concern; introduced as a gamebird in several regions.

Black-billed Capercaillie

A very large Phasianidae grouse (~2.96 kg) of Siberian larch and pine forests east of the Yenisei River. Closely related to the Western Capercaillie but distinguished by an all-black bill. Lekking males fan tail feathers dramatically. Feeds on needles and buds; Least Concern.

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