Wild Turkey vs Crested Partridge
Meleagris gallopavo compared with Rollulus rouloul
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Wild Turkey | Crested Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Meleagris gallopavo | Rollulus rouloul |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 89.8 cm (35.4 in) | 27.2 cm (10.7 in) |
| Weight | 6550.0 g (231.04 oz) | 250.5 g (8.84 oz) |
| Diet | Omnivorous; eats acorns, seeds, berries, tubers, and invertebrates in North American forests and grasslands. Scratches … | Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … |
| Clutch Size | 8-26 | 4-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Wild Turkey
Iconic loud gobbling 'gobble-gobble-gobble' by males; far-carrying and resonant. Cluck series used for contact; yelps, purrs, and putts for various social functions. Alarm is a sharp 'putt' note.
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
Wild Turkey
Native to eastern and central North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico. Found in mixed forest and open woodland. Widely reintroduced.
Crested Partridge
Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.
Conservation Status
Wild Turkey
Crested Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Wild Turkey
Body dark bronze-iridescent with copper and greenish sheen; bare blue-and-red head skin; pendulous red wattles and blue caruncles; black breast beard; tail broadly barred rufous and black.
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
Wild Turkey
North America's largest galliform (~6.6 kg), family Phasianidae, with iridescent bronze-green plumage and bare colorful head wattles. Native to eastern and central North America in forests, woodland edges, and agricultural areas. Omnivorous, feeding on mast, seeds, and invertebrates. The ancestor of domestic turkey. Least Concern; successfully reintroduced across much of its former North American range.
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.