Hill Partridge vs Red-winged Francolin

Arborophila torqueola 对比 Scleroptila levaillantii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Red-winged Francolin
学名 Arborophila torqueola Scleroptila levaillantii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 448.75 g (15.83 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant matter in South African grassland and fynbos; scratches soil.
产卵数 3-9 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Hill Partridge only

Red-winged Francolin 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.

Red-winged Francolin

鸣唱

Ringing, emphatic 'keee-KRAK-keee' call series; S African highland grassland species. Alarm is explosive cackling with flush; rufous wing patches visible in flight. Pairs call antiphonally at dawn.

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.

Red-winged Francolin

Resident of highland grassland and montane scrub in eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal to Northern Cape) and Lesotho.

保护状况

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Least Concern

Red-winged Francolin

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.

Red-winged Francolin

羽毛

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; white-streaked dark brown underparts; rufous-chestnut primaries diagnostic in flight; white throat; red bill; red legs in male, yellow in female. Grassland species.

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。

Red-winged Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~449 g) of montane grassland and open country in eastern and southern Africa. Rufous-red wing patches are conspicuous in flight. Inhabits high-altitude open grassland. Feeds on grass seeds, tubers, and invertebrates. Calls loudly in the morning; forms loose groups. Least Concern.

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