Salvadori's Pheasant vs Crested Partridge
Lophura inornata compared with Rollulus rouloul
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Salvadori's Pheasant | Crested Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Lophura inornata | Rollulus rouloul |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Conservation Status | Near Threatened | Vulnerable |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 41.9 cm (16.5 in) | 27.2 cm (10.7 in) |
| Weight | 685.0 g (24.16 oz) | 250.5 g (8.84 oz) |
| Diet | Ground forager; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Sumatran montane forests. | Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … |
| Clutch Size | 2 | 4-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Salvadori's Pheasant
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.
Crested Partridge
High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.
Geographic Range & Migration
Salvadori's Pheasant
Endemic to Sumatra; resident of primary and secondary montane forest between 600 and 2,100 m elevation.
Crested Partridge
Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.
Conservation Status
Salvadori's Pheasant
Crested Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Salvadori's Pheasant
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.
Crested Partridge
Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …
About These Birds
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.
Crested Partridge
A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.