White-cheeked Partridge vs Hill Partridge

Arborophila atrogularis so với Arborophila torqueola

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White-cheeked Partridge Hill Partridge
Tên Khoa Học Arborophila atrogularis Arborophila torqueola
Bộ Galliformes Galliformes
Họ Phasianidae Phasianidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,8 cm (10.2 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
Khối Lượng 256,0 g (9.03 oz) 342,0 g (12.06 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of northeastern Indian and Myanmarese hill forests. Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in …
Số Trứng 3-7 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White-cheeked Partridge only

Hill Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Partridge

Tiếng Hót

Ringing 'kwee-oo-kwee' trio of whistled notes; second note lower, third rising again. Calls from NE Indian and Myanmar hillside forest. Alarm is a sharp staccato cluck series.

Hill Partridge

Tiếng Hót

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Partridge

Resident in the foothills of northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar at 100-1,500 m. Found in dense lowland and foothill forest.

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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

White-cheeked Partridge

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Partridge

Bộ Lông

Brown above; cheeks white contrasting with black throat and lores; grey breast; flanks grey-brown streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; white cheeks against black throat create distinctive facial pattern.

Hill Partridge

Bộ Lông

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.

About These Birds

White-cheeked Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~255 g) of family Phasianidae, with white cheeks contrasting against a black throat. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Forages secretively on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates in dense bamboo and undergrowth. Least Concern; widespread in the eastern Himalayan foothills and Assam region.

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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