Sichuan Partridge vs Ferruginous Partridge

Arborophila rufipectus comparado con Caloperdix oculeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sichuan Partridge Ferruginous Partridge
Nombre científico Arborophila rufipectus Caloperdix oculeus
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Peso 402,5 g (14.20 oz) 210,5 g (7.43 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and berries on floor of Sichuan oak and bamboo forests. Endangered; scratches … Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. …
Tamaño de la puesta 3-7 8-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sichuan Partridge only

Ninguno

Ferruginous Partridge only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Sichuan Partridge

Canto

Rich, loud 'wheee-WU-wheee' call echoing in Sichuan subtropical forest; flute-like and slightly mournful. Alarm is an accelerating series of sharp 'kek' notes; covey contact is soft clucking.

Ferruginous Partridge

Canto

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Sichuan Partridge

Endemic to the mountains of Sichuan, China, at 1,500-2,800 m. Found in broadleaf and mixed forest. Vulnerable.

Ferruginous Partridge

Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Sichuan Partridge

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sichuan Partridge

Plumaje

Brown above with chestnut streaks; breast rich rufous-chestnut; throat buff-white bordered black; grey flanks streaked white; bare red eye-ring; rufous breast contrasting with grey flanks is distinctive.

Ferruginous Partridge

Plumaje

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.

About These Birds

Sichuan Partridge

La arborófila de pecho rojizo de Sichuan es una especie de arborófila en peligro crítico de extinción endémica de la provincia de Sichuan, en el suroeste de China. Solo es conocida de unos pocos puntos en el sur de Sichuan, donde habita en los bordes de bosques de bambú y bosques de hoja perenne montanos. La pérdida de hábitat forestal la ha reducido a una de las arborófilas más raras del mundo.

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.

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