Birds with black and white back and abdomen, males with wings and females without wings. Eat the seeds of insects, earthworms and plants. Perched on a mountain with shrubs and sparse trees.

Partridge?

Animal name. Birds and Thunderbirds constitute the genus Partridge and its related genera. Slightly smaller than Thunderbird, with purple head, red mouth and short feet. The body is grayish brown, the abdomen is yellowish brown, and it preys on insects and earthworms.

Partridges mainly inhabit forestless barren hills such as shrubs, grasslands and rock slopes in low hills, and sometimes appear in small jungles and bamboo forests near agricultural land. Never met in the mountains or forests. Habitat is covered with grassland, dwarf trees or small pine forests, sometimes on bare rock slopes, like to move in dry areas, and go to the valley to find food in the morning and at sunset. Live in the grass at night and change places every night. Most of them are not in groups, but there are often many individuals in a nearby area.

Partridges like to move alone or in pairs on dry brown bare rock slopes. They often go to the valley for food in the morning and evening, and spend the night in the grass or bushes. They have no fixed habitat and change their habitat every night. Fly fast, often fly in a straight line, and fly to high places after being frightened. It runs fast and has strong flying ability. It often flies a short distance in a straight line. When it is frightened, it will fly high and hide in the depths of the bushes, which is not easy to be found.

Partridges often sing loudly in the spring breeding season. At dawn, male birds perch on high rocks or stumps and sing loudly. A bird sings loudly, and several males respond in different directions from the top of the mountain, one after another. It sounds a little like "I can't be my brother." Male birds are aggressive, and it is generally believed that "partridges in the mountains will fight if they cross the border." Hunters often use female birds as bait, put them in cages with valves and put them in the mountains to trap male birds.

reference data

Zhao. Birds (non-passerine) in China. Jilin Province: Jilin Science and Technology Press, 200 1.