Painted Francolin vs Malay Crestless Fireback

Francolinus pictus comparado con Lophura erythrophthalma

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Painted Francolin Malay Crestless Fireback
Nombre científico Francolinus pictus Lophura erythrophthalma
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 44,2 cm (17.4 in)
Peso 291,0 g (10.26 oz) 1024,6666666666667 g (36.14 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … Ground forager in Sundaland lowland forest; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals.
Tamaño de la puesta 4-8 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Painted Francolin only

Malay Crestless Fireback only

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Song & Call Comparison

Painted Francolin

Canto

Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …

Malay Crestless Fireback

Canto

Sharp, staccato 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Peninsular Malaysian lowland rainforest species. Rarely vocal outside alarm situations. Contact calls between pairs are low guttural clucks.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Painted Francolin

Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.

Malay Crestless Fireback

Resident of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, below 800 m.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

Critically Endangered

Malay Crestless Fireback

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How to Tell Them Apart

Painted Francolin

Plumaje

Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.

Malay Crestless Fireback

Plumaje

Male glossy blue-black; bright cinnamon-orange lower back and rump diagnostic; no crest; red orbital skin. Female brown with black scaling on upperparts and white streaks below; cinnamon rump duller than …

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About These Birds

Painted Francolin

Francolín pintado, 26-30 cm. Abundantemente pintado en rojo y blanco. India y Sri Lanka. Matorrales secos y campos cultivados. Preocupación menor.

Malay Crestless Fireback

A medium-large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.02 kg) of lowland dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Males are rufous-chestnut with a distinctive bare red orbital patch; lacks a crest. Forages on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates on the forest floor. Critically Endangered from severe lowland deforestation.

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