Ferruginous Partridge vs Swamp Francolin

Caloperdix oculeus verglichen mit Ortygornis gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ferruginous Partridge Swamp Francolin
Wissenschaftlicher Name Caloperdix oculeus Ortygornis gularis
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Gewicht 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 510,0 g (17.99 oz)
Ernährung Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats seeds, roots, invertebrates, and small animals in Indian swamp grass and reed beds.
Gelegegröße 8-10 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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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.

Swamp Francolin

Gesang

Harsh, grating 'kurr-KURR-kurr' calls from tall grass and reed beds; South Asian species. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle from dense cover. Contact calls between pair members are lower guttural notes.

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.

Swamp Francolin

Resident of tall wet grassland and reed beds along rivers and wetlands in the Terai of Nepal, India (Assam), and Bangladesh.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Swamp Francolin

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.

Swamp Francolin

Gefieder

Dark rufous-brown above with black and buff streaking; white throat; rufous-buff below with white shaft streaks and dark brown lateral flank stripes; red bill; legs red in male. Larger than …

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.

Swamp Francolin

A large Phasianidae francolin (~510 g) inhabiting tall grass, reedbeds, and swampy margins of rivers and wetlands in the Gangetic Plains and Nepal Terai. Boldly streaked rufous-brown. Dependent on intact floodplain grass habitat that is rapidly degrading. Near Threatened from wetland drainage and grassland conversion.

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