Ferruginous Partridge vs Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

Caloperdix oculeus مقارنةً بـ Tropicoperdix charltonii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Ferruginous Partridge Chestnut-necklaced Partridge
الاسم العلمي Caloperdix oculeus Tropicoperdix charltonii
الرتبة Galliformes Galliformes
الفصيلة Phasianidae Phasianidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
الوزن 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 270,0 g (9.52 oz)
النظام الغذائي Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Ground forager; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in SE Asian lowland and foothill …
عدد البيض في الوضع 8-10 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Ferruginous Partridge only

بلا

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge 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.

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

الغناء

Clear, ringing 'wii-OO' whistle from Bornean forest understorey; pure and slightly mournful. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kek'. Pairs call in loose coordination at dawn. Contact notes low, clucking.

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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.

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, from sea level to 1,000 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Vulnerable

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

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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.

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

الريش

Brown upperparts with dark scaling; broad chestnut pectoral band across buff-white breast; white supercilium; pale orange-buff flanks; green legs. Female paler with narrower or absent chestnut necklace.

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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.

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

A small Phasianidae partridge (~270 g) of lowland and hill dipterocarp forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Characterised by a chestnut gorget on the upper breast. Forages for seeds and invertebrates in dense understorey. Vulnerable from extensive lowland forest conversion.

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