Hill Partridge vs Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Arborophila torqueola 对比 Polyplectron schleiermacheri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hill Partridge Bornean Peacock-Pheasant
学名 Arborophila torqueola Polyplectron schleiermacheri
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 27.3 cm (10.7 in) 37.4 cm (14.7 in)
体重 342.0 g (12.06 oz) 512.0 g (18.06 oz)
食性 Forages on Himalayan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … Ground forager in Bornean lowland forest; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals.
产卵数 3-9 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Hill Partridge only

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant 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 Peacock-Pheasant

鸣唱

Soft, plaintive 'kwii-kwii' whistle; rarely heard from Bornean lowland peat swamp. Poorly documented vocally. Alarm presumably a sharp 'kek'. Males produce soft calls during ocellated tail display.

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 Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan; one of the rarest pheasants.

保护状况

Least Concern

Hill Partridge

Endangered

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

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 Peacock-Pheasant

羽毛

Male brown with dense small iridescent blue-green ocelli across wings and tail; reddish-pink orbital skin; white speckled face. Female similar but smaller; ocelli reduced and duller; brown overall.

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 Peacock-Pheasant

One of the rarest Phasianidae pheasants (~512 g), endemic to lowland primary forests of Borneo. Males have brown plumage densely patterned with iridescent blue-green ocelli. Rarely observed; forages on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered due to rapid destruction of Bornean lowland forest; few confirmed recent records.

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