Hill Partridge vs Bornean Crestless Fireback

Arborophila torqueola 对比 Lophura pyronota

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属性 Hill Partridge Bornean Crestless Fireback
学名 Arborophila torqueola Lophura pyronota
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 44.2 cm (17.4 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 934.0 g (32.95 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals; forages on Bornean lowland forest floor.
产卵数 3-9 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Hill Partridge only

Bornean Crestless Fireback 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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

鸣唱

Harsh, explosive 'kak-kak-KAAK' alarm calls from lowland Bornean forest; poorly documented. Rarely heard except when flushed. Contact calls thought to be soft guttural clucks between pairs.

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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan below 1,000 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Endangered

Bornean Crestless Fireback

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.

Bornean Crestless Fireback

羽毛

Male deep blue-black with rufous-cinnamon lower back and rump; no crest; red orbital skin; shorter tail than Malay congener. Female dark brown with white shaft streaks; rufous tinge on lower …

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。

Bornean Crestless Fireback

A Bornean-endemic Phasianidae pheasant (~934 g) of hill and montane forests. Males have blue-black plumage and red orbital skin without a crest, distinguishing it from the closely related Malay species. Diet includes seeds, fruits, and ground invertebrates. Endangered owing to ongoing deforestation in Borneo.

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