Mountain Bamboo-partridge vs Ferruginous Partridge

Bambusicola fytchii comparado con Caloperdix oculeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Mountain Bamboo-partridge Ferruginous Partridge
Nombre científico Bambusicola fytchii Caloperdix oculeus
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 28,6 cm (11.3 in) 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Peso 318,5 g (11.23 oz) 210,5 g (7.43 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and plant material in bamboo forest and scrub of northeastern India … Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. …
Tamaño de la puesta 3-8 8-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Mountain Bamboo-partridge only

Ferruginous Partridge only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Mountain Bamboo-partridge

Canto

Loud, explosive 'chi-fu-fu' or 'pink-pink-pink' calls from NE Indian bamboo forest; noisy, far-carrying. Alarm is rapid cackling rattle. Contact calls between flock members are soft clucks.

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

Mountain Bamboo-partridge

Resident of secondary scrub, bamboo, and forest edge from northeastern India (Manipur) east through Myanmar to southern China and Indochina.

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

Least Concern

Mountain Bamboo-partridge

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Mountain Bamboo-partridge

Plumaje

Chestnut-brown upperparts with grey crown; white supercilium; black-spotted rufous-orange flanks and breast; white belly; rufous tail. Sexes similar; male with small tarsal spur. Endemic to South and Southeast Asia.

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

Mountain Bamboo-partridge

A small Phasianidae partridge (~319 g) of hill and montane bamboo forest and scrub from northeastern India through Myanmar to southern China. Highly vocal; utters loud, repetitive calls. Lives in pairs or small groups; feeds on seeds, bamboo shoots, and invertebrates. Least Concern; adaptable to edge habitats.

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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