Silver Pheasant vs Crested Partridge

Lophura nycthemera comparado con Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Silver Pheasant Crested Partridge
Nombre científico Lophura nycthemera Rollulus rouloul
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 51,0 cm (20.1 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 1345,0 g (47.44 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Dieta Feeds on seeds, berries, roots, invertebrates, and small animals; scratches forest floor in SE Asian … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Tamaño de la puesta 6-12 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Silver Pheasant only

Ninguno

Crested Partridge only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Silver Pheasant

Canto

Loud 'kork-KORK' crowing calls from SE Asian mountain forest; sharper and crisper than Common Pheasant. Alarm is explosive cackle. Wing-drumming audible at dawn. Contact clucks soft and guttural.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Silver Pheasant

Resident of forest and secondary growth in southern China, mainland Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Vietnam, and Hainan; at sea level to 2,000 m.

Crested Partridge

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

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Silver Pheasant

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Silver Pheasant

Plumaje

Male striking white above with dense black vermiculations; glossy blue-black below; long white tail; black crest; red facial wattle. Female uniformly dark brown above; buff below with dark streaking.

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 …

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About These Birds

Silver Pheasant

A large, elegant Phasianidae pheasant (~1.35 kg) of mainland Southeast Asia and southern China. Males are strikingly patterned with a white-laced upper body, glossy black underparts, red facial skin, and a long white tail. Inhabits montane and foothill forests. Omnivorous diet; popular in aviculture. Least Concern.

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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