Hill Partridge vs Chinese Bamboo-partridge

Arborophila torqueola 对比 Bambusicola thoracicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Chinese Bamboo-partridge
学名 Arborophila torqueola Bambusicola thoracicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 25.7 cm (10.1 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 270.25 g (9.53 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and plant shoots in bamboo thickets and scrub of China …
产卵数 3-9 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Hill Partridge only

Chinese Bamboo-partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Hill Partridge

鸣唱

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.

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

鸣唱

Loud, rapid 'jiji-ji-jiji' calls; raucous and insistent from Chinese bamboo thickets. Alarm is explosive cackling. Popular cage bird for persistent calls. Contact notes softer between birds.

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

Resident of bamboo, scrub, and forest edge in southeastern China, Taiwan, and Indochina; introduced to Japan and Hawaii.

保护状况

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Hill Partridge

羽毛

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.

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

羽毛

Brown upperparts with chestnut streaks; grey face and supercilium; chestnut-spotted buff flanks; white belly; grey breast; rufous-chestnut tail. Female similar but slightly smaller; lacks tarsal spur of male.

About These Birds

Hill Partridge

一种中型鹑鸡(约340克),属雉科,具有栗色、黑色和白色的复杂图案及橙红色头部。栖息于从巴基斯坦至中国西南部喜马拉雅地区的亚热带和山地阔叶林及竹林。在林地地面觅食种子、浆果和无脊椎动物。无危;常见于喜马拉雅山麓。

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

A small, noisy Phasianidae partridge (~270 g) widespread in bamboo thickets, scrub, and woodland edges of eastern and central China. Brown and grey plumage provides camouflage in dense vegetation. Famous for its repeated 'kicking-your-bottom' call. Omnivorous; feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern.

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