Ferruginous Partridge vs Siamese Fireback

Caloperdix oculeus verglichen mit Lophura diardi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ferruginous Partridge Siamese Fireback
Wissenschaftlicher Name Caloperdix oculeus Lophura diardi
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 46,0 cm (18.1 in)
Gewicht 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 1041,6666666666667 g (36.74 oz)
Ernährung Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Omnivorous; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates in SE Asian lowland and foothill forests.
Gelegegröße 8-10 4-8
Population Trend

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.

Siamese Fireback

Gesang

Loud 'kraw-KRAW' crowing calls; SE Asian species with nasal, penetrating quality. Alarm is rapid cackle. Males wing-drum in breeding season. Contact calls are guttural low clucks.

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.

Siamese Fireback

Resident of lowland and foothill forest in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; tolerates secondary forest.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Siamese Fireback

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.

Siamese Fireback

Gefieder

Male grey-black with intricate white vermiculations on upperparts; crimson lower back; black crest; red facial skin. Female dark brown with black and white shaft streaks; white-tipped tail feathers.

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.

Siamese Fireback

National bird of Thailand, this Phasianidae pheasant (~1.04 kg) inhabits lowland and foothill forests across Indochina. Males sport grey-laced plumage, a red facial mask, and a yellow-orange rump. Forages on fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Tolerates secondary forest; currently Least Concern.

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