Malay Crestless Fireback vs Crested Partridge
Lophura erythrophthalma comparado con Rollulus rouloul
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Malay Crestless Fireback | Crested Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Lophura erythrophthalma | Rollulus rouloul |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Estado de conservación | Critically Endangered | Vulnerable |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 44,2 cm (17.4 in) | 27,2 cm (10.7 in) |
| Peso | 1024,6666666666667 g (36.14 oz) | 250,5 g (8.84 oz) |
| Dieta | Ground forager in Sundaland lowland forest; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals. | Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-6 | 4-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Malay Crestless Fireback only
Ninguno
Crested Partridge only
Song & Call Comparison
Malay Crestless Fireback
Sharp, staccato 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Peninsular Malaysian lowland rainforest species. Rarely vocal outside alarm situations. Contact calls between pairs are low guttural clucks.
Crested Partridge
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
Malay Crestless Fireback
Resident of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, below 800 m.
Crested Partridge
Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.
Estado de conservación
Malay Crestless Fireback
Crested Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Malay Crestless Fireback
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 …
Crested Partridge
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
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.
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.