Ferruginous Partridge vs Reeves's Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus verglichen mit Syrmaticus reevesii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ferruginous Partridge Reeves's Pheasant
Wissenschaftlicher Name Caloperdix oculeus Syrmaticus reevesii
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 49,6 cm (19.5 in)
Gewicht 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 1239,0 g (43.70 oz)
Ernährung Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Forages on seeds, grain, berries, roots, and invertebrates; scratches and digs in forest floor leaf …
Gelegegröße 8-10 6-15
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.

Reeves's Pheasant

Gesang

Loud, crow-like 'ga-ga-GAAK' crowing call; slightly higher than Common Pheasant. Chinese mountain forest species. Alarm is rapid explosive cackle and wing-beating display. Contact calls soft clucking.

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.

Reeves's Pheasant

Native to mountain forest and scrubland in central and northern China; introduced and established in parts of Europe and North America.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Vulnerable

Reeves's 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.

Reeves's Pheasant

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.

Reeves's Pheasant

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.24 kg) of central China's deciduous mountain forests, notable for the male's spectacular tail reaching up to 2.4 m. Forages on seeds, bulbs, and berries on forested slopes. Introduced populations exist in Europe. Vulnerable due to habitat loss and hunting.

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