Daurian Partridge vs Altai Snowcock

Perdix dauurica ile kıyaslandığında Tetraogallus altaicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Daurian Partridge Altai Snowcock
Bilimsel Ad Perdix dauurica Tetraogallus altaicus
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,8 cm (11.3 in) 56,9 cm (22.4 in)
Ağırlık 265,0 g (9.35 oz) 2770,0 g (97.71 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on grass seeds, grain, and plant material; supplements with insects and invertebrates, particularly during … Feeds on alpine grasses, seeds, berries, and shoots; digs for roots and bulbs in Altai …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 12-20 4-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Daurian Partridge

Şarkı

Similar to Grey Partridge; dry, rasping 'kerrr-ik' call slightly higher and less grating. Central Asian steppe species; alarm is a sharp 'kip-kip' series. Pairs call at dawn in open grassland.

Altai Snowcock

Şarkı

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Daurian Partridge

Resident of open steppe and farmland in central Asia from Kazakhstan east through Mongolia to northeastern China and adjacent Russia.

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.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Daurian Partridge

Least Concern

Altai Snowcock

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How to Tell Them Apart

Daurian Partridge

Tuy

Pale sandy-buff face and supercilium; grey-brown finely vermiculated upperparts; grey breast; white underparts with reduced or absent chestnut horseshoe patch; chestnut-barred flanks; smaller than Grey Partridge.

Altai Snowcock

Tuy

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 …

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About These Birds

Daurian Partridge

A small Phasianidae partridge (~265 g) of the open steppes and agricultural lands of Central Asia and northern China. Closely related to the Grey Partridge but smaller and paler. Gregarious in coveys; diet comprises grass seeds and invertebrates. Locally abundant; Least Concern.

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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