Crested Partridge vs Black-billed Capercaillie

Rollulus rouloul comparado con Tetrao urogalloides

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Crested Partridge Black-billed Capercaillie
Nombre científico Rollulus rouloul Tetrao urogalloides
Orden Galliformes Galliformes
Familia Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,2 cm (10.7 in) 68,2 cm (26.9 in)
Peso 250,5 g (8.84 oz) 2957,5 g (104.32 oz)
Dieta Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … Subsists mainly on larch needles in winter; takes berries, buds, and insects during the warmer …
Tamaño de la puesta 4-6 5-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Crested Partridge only

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Black-billed Capercaillie only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

Canto

Similar to Western Capercaillie but generally higher-pitched; ticking phase faster, grinding phase shorter. Siberian larch forest species. Alarm is a loud bark; females give soft clucking brood calls.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Crested Partridge

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

Black-billed Capercaillie

Resident of coniferous taiga in eastern Russia from the Lena River to the Pacific coast, Kamchatka, and northeastern China.

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Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

Least Concern

Black-billed Capercaillie

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How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Black-billed Capercaillie

Plumaje

Male uniformly glossy blue-black with slight greenish sheen on breast; smaller white wing spots than Western Capercaillie; black bill. Female barred rufous-buff and dark brown, paler below than congener.

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About These Birds

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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

A very large Phasianidae grouse (~2.96 kg) of Siberian larch and pine forests east of the Yenisei River. Closely related to the Western Capercaillie but distinguished by an all-black bill. Lekking males fan tail feathers dramatically. Feeds on needles and buds; Least Concern.

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