Painted Francolin vs Salvadori's Pheasant
Francolinus pictus comparé à Lophura inornata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Painted Francolin | Salvadori's Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Francolinus pictus | Lophura inornata |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 27,8 cm (10.9 in) | 41,9 cm (16.5 in) |
| Poids | 291,0 g (10.26 oz) | 685,0 g (24.16 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … | Ground forager; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Sumatran montane forests. |
| Taille de la couvée | 4-8 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Painted Francolin
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 …
Salvadori's Pheasant
Infrequently recorded 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Sumatran montane endemic. Vocally poorly known. Contact between birds presumably low guttural clucks. Flushed birds produce loud wing clatter.
Geographic Range & Migration
Painted Francolin
Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.
Salvadori's Pheasant
Endemic to Sumatra; resident of primary and secondary montane forest between 600 and 2,100 m elevation.
Statut de conservation
Painted Francolin
Salvadori's Pheasant
How to Tell Them Apart
Painted Francolin
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.
Salvadori's Pheasant
Male uniformly dark olive-brown with slight greenish gloss; blue orbital skin; no crest; unadorned appearance relative to other Lophura. Female slightly paler rufous-brown; both sexes lack vivid markings.
About These Birds
Painted Francolin
A small Phasianidae francolin (~291 g) of rocky hillsides, scrub, and dry grassland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Both sexes are intricately spotted and streaked in rufous and white. Shy; detected by resonant calls. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern; common locally.
Salvadori's Pheasant
A medium-sized Phasianidae pheasant (~685 g) restricted to montane forests of Sumatra above 1,000 m. Both sexes are sombre dark brown, the male with a finely laced pale pattern. Little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates on forest floor. Near Threatened from montane forest loss in Sumatra.