Malay Partridge vs Painted Francolin
Arborophila campbelli verglichen mit Francolinus pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Malay Partridge | Painted Francolin |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Arborophila campbelli | Francolinus pictus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 25,9 cm (10.2 in) | 27,8 cm (10.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 312,0 g (11.01 oz) | 291,0 g (10.26 oz) |
| Ernährung | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Peninsular Malaysian hill forests. Scratches leaf … | Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … |
| Gelegegröße | 4 | 4-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Malay Partridge
Loud, slightly hollow 'hoo-WEE-hoo' call repeated steadily; pure whistled quality from Peninsular Malaysia understorey. Alarm is an abrupt clucking burst; contact notes are soft and low.
Painted Francolin
Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …
Geographic Range & Migration
Malay Partridge
Endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula in southern Thailand and Malaysia. Found in lowland and foothill forest below 900 m.
Painted Francolin
Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.
Erhaltungsstatus
Malay Partridge
Painted Francolin
How to Tell Them Apart
Malay Partridge
Brown above with dark streaking; throat and face pale buff with dark-scaled feathers; breast grey; flanks grey with white streaks; bare reddish eye-ring; generally paler faced than many congeners.
Painted Francolin
Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.
About These Birds
Malay Partridge
A medium-sized partridge (~310 g) of family Phasianidae, with brownish plumage and white-streaked flanks. Endemic to the mountains of the Malay Peninsula in Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Inhabits montane forests above 600 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted highland species but not threatened in its remaining montane habitat.
Painted Francolin
A small Phasianidae francolin (~291 g) of rocky hillsides, scrub, and dry grassland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Both sexes are intricately spotted and streaked in rufous and white. Shy; detected by resonant calls. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern; common locally.