Ferruginous Partridge vs Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus مقارنةً بـ Crossoptilon harmani

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Ferruginous Partridge Tibetan Eared-pheasant
الاسم العلمي Caloperdix oculeus Crossoptilon harmani
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Phasianidae Phasianidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 56,4 cm (22.2 in)
الوزن 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 1946,0 g (68.64 oz)
النظام الغذائي Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Digs for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on Tibetan plateau; also eats seeds and berries.
عدد البيض في الوضع 8-10 4-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Ferruginous Partridge only

بلا

Tibetan Eared-pheasant only

Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

الغناء

Sharp, staccato 'krik-krik-krik' calls from lowland rainforest; often given in duet. Alarm is a loud, rapid chattering rattle; contact notes between pairs soft and clucking.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

الغناء

Loud, bugling 'GA-GA-GA' calls; raucous and crow-like resonating across Tibetan alpine meadows. Flocks maintain raucous calling. Alarm is a rapid series of loud honking notes; wing beats loud.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ferruginous Partridge

Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Endemic to alpine scrub and rhododendron thickets on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and Bhutan, at 3,000–4,500 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

الريش

Rich ferruginous (deep rusty-orange) overall; upperparts black-and-rufous barred; flanks black boldly spotted white; bare red facial skin; underparts rufous-orange; one of the most vividly coloured Southeast Asian partridges.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

الريش

Primarily whitish-grey with dark brown wings and back; black cap; white ear tufts projecting laterally; dark graduated tail with white-tipped central feathers; red facial skin. Sexes very similar.

About These Birds

Ferruginous Partridge

A small partridge (~210 g) of family Phasianidae, with rich ferruginous (rust-red) plumage and spotted black-and-white markings. Inhabits lowland and foothill rainforests in Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Secretive, foraging on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened; associated with primary and tall secondary forest, declining with ongoing logging and land conversion.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.95 kg) inhabiting alpine shrublands and forest edges on the Tibetan Plateau's southeastern rim. Greyish plumage with distinctive ear tufts. Gregarious; flocks forage on roots, tubers, and seeds. Tolerates cold extremes. Least Concern within its restricted Himalayan range.

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