Bornean Peacock-Pheasant vs Crested Partridge

Polyplectron schleiermacheri verglichen mit Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Crested Partridge
Wissenschaftlicher Name Polyplectron schleiermacheri Rollulus rouloul
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Phasianidae Phasianidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 37,4 cm (14.7 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Gewicht 512,0 g (18.06 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Ernährung Ground forager in Bornean lowland forest; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Gelegegröße 1 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Gesang

Soft, plaintive 'kwii-kwii' whistle; rarely heard from Bornean lowland peat swamp. Poorly documented vocally. Alarm presumably a sharp 'kek'. Males produce soft calls during ocellated tail display.

Crested Partridge

Gesang

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan; one of the rarest pheasants.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Gefieder

Male brown with dense small iridescent blue-green ocelli across wings and tail; reddish-pink orbital skin; white speckled face. Female similar but smaller; ocelli reduced and duller; brown overall.

Crested Partridge

Gefieder

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

One of the rarest Phasianidae pheasants (~512 g), endemic to lowland primary forests of Borneo. Males have brown plumage densely patterned with iridescent blue-green ocelli. Rarely observed; forages on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered due to rapid destruction of Bornean lowland forest; few confirmed recent records.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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