Ferruginous Partridge vs Vietnam Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus verglichen mit Lophura edwardsi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ferruginous Partridge Vietnam Pheasant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Caloperdix oculeus Lophura edwardsi
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Not Evaluated
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 42,1 cm (16.6 in)
Gewicht 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 1088,3333333333333 g (38.39 oz)
Ernährung Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Forages on seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Vietnamese lowland forest; scratches leaf litter.
Gelegegröße 8-10 4-7
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

Gesang

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.

Vietnam Pheasant

Gesang

Harsh, staccato 'kak-kak' crows with rasping quality; Vietnam endemic, one of world's rarest pheasants. Alarm is explosive loud cackle. Contact calls are low guttural clucks; rarely documented.

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.

Vietnam Pheasant

Critically restricted to a small area of lowland forest in central Vietnam (Ha Tinh, Quang Binh provinces); one of the world's rarest pheasants.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Not Evaluated

Vietnam Pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

Gefieder

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.

Vietnam Pheasant

Gefieder

Male with white crest; blue-black body; white upper back and wing coverts forming bold white saddle; red facial wattle. Female uniform reddish-brown with black-tipped feathers and some white on wing …

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.

Vietnam Pheasant

A critically endangered Phasianidae pheasant (~1.09 kg) believed extinct in the wild in central Vietnam; surviving only in captivity. Males are white-crested with blue wattles and dark plumage. Originally inhabited lowland evergreen forest. Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Conservation breeding programs active.

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