Painted Bush-quail vs Crested Partridge

Perdicula erythrorhyncha comparado con Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Painted Bush-quail Crested Partridge
Nombre científico Perdicula erythrorhyncha Rollulus rouloul
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 16,6 cm (6.5 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 67,5 g (2.38 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Dieta -- Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Tamaño de la puesta 4-10 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Painted Bush-quail only

Ninguno

Crested Partridge only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Painted Bush-quail

Canto

High, piping 'wee-wee-wee' call from Indian hill grassland; slightly melodic for a bush-quail. Alarm is a soft 'pip-pip'. Red bill prominent when flushed. Covey contact notes are gentle clucks.

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

Painted Bush-quail

Crested Partridge

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

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Painted Bush-quail

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Painted Bush-quail

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

Painted Bush-quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~68 g) of moist scrub and secondary growth along the Western Ghats and Himalayan foothills. Males have a bright red bill and richly spotted plumage. Coveys forage in dense scrub for seeds and invertebrates. Endemic to the Indian subcontinent; 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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