Burung buruan (Game Birds)
Hill Partridge
Arborophila torqueola
- epik
- 65 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A secretive partridge of misty oak forests, whistling at dawn from beneath the rhododendrons. Heard far more often than seen.
- Populasi
- widespread but uncommon across the Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia
- Habitat
- Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest (with some use of moist lowland forest and high-altitude shrubland), typically at 1,500-2,700 m elevation, especially in dense undergrowth with bamboo or ferns
- Fakta menarik
- Male Hill Partridges have an ornate orange face and crown bordered with black, while females lack these bold head markings, and the birds are usually found in pairs or small coveys of up to ten birds giving a constant hen-like contact call while feeding.
- Sebaran
- Himalayas and adjacent hills, from the western Himalayas (India, Nepal) east through Bhutan, Tibet/southern China, Myanmar, and into northern Vietnam/Laos
- Makanan
- Omnivorous; forages on the ground scratching through leaf litter for seeds, berries, and various invertebrates
- Ukuran
- 0,28 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,43 m
- Masa hidup
- 4,2 tahun
