Ferruginous Partridge vs Salvadori's Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus مقارنةً بـ Lophura inornata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Ferruginous Partridge Salvadori's Pheasant
الاسم العلمي Caloperdix oculeus Lophura inornata
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Phasianidae Phasianidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 41,9 cm (16.5 in)
الوزن 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 685,0 g (24.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Ground forager; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Sumatran montane forests.
عدد البيض في الوضع 8-10 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Ferruginous Partridge only

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Salvadori's Pheasant only

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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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

الغناء

Infrequently recorded 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Sumatran montane endemic. Vocally poorly known. Contact between birds presumably low guttural clucks. Flushed birds produce loud wing clatter.

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

Endemic to Sumatra; resident of primary and secondary montane forest between 600 and 2,100 m elevation.

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Salvadori's 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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

الريش

Male uniformly dark olive-brown with slight greenish gloss; blue orbital skin; no crest; unadorned appearance relative to other Lophura. Female slightly paler rufous-brown; both sexes lack vivid markings.

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

A medium-sized Phasianidae pheasant (~685 g) restricted to montane forests of Sumatra above 1,000 m. Both sexes are sombre dark brown, the male with a finely laced pale pattern. Little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates on forest floor. Near Threatened from montane forest loss in Sumatra.

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