Sage Grouse vs Crested Partridge

Centrocercus urophasianus comparado con Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sage Grouse Crested Partridge
Nombre científico Centrocercus urophasianus Rollulus rouloul
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 61,2 cm (24.1 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 2100,0 g (74.08 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Dieta Feeds almost entirely on sagebrush leaves and buds in winter; insects and forbs important in … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Tamaño de la puesta 7-15 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sage Grouse only

Ninguno

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Sage Grouse

Canto

Males produce extraordinary lek display: deep swishing 'swish-swish-coo-OO-ploop' using air sacs; low frequency, liquid, and otherworldly. Alarm is a cackling 'cac-cac'; females cluck softly.

Crested Partridge

Canto

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

Sage Grouse

Resident in sagebrush habitat of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Found in semi-arid plains with Artemisia. Vulnerable.

Crested Partridge

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

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Sage Grouse

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sage Grouse

Plumaje

Male has black belly, white breast, spiky pointed tail; yellow eye-combs; during display inflates yellow-green bare breast sacs exposing white feather ruff. Female mottled brown with dark belly patch.

Crested Partridge

Plumaje

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

Sage Grouse

Urogallo de las artemisas de 60–75 cm, el urogallo más grande de Norteamérica, famoso por sus elaboradas danzas nupciales en las artemisas del oeste.

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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