Bornean Crested Fireback vs Crested Partridge

Lophura ignita comparé à Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bornean Crested Fireback Crested Partridge
Nom scientifique Lophura ignita Rollulus rouloul
Ordre Galliformes Galliformes
Famille Phasianidae Phasianidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 56,0 cm (22.0 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Poids 1768,1 g (62.37 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Régime alimentaire Omnivorous; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small vertebrates on Bornean lowland forest floor. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Taille de la couvée 4-8 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bornean Crested Fireback only

Aucun(e)

Crested Partridge only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Crested Fireback

Chant

Loud, harsh 'kork-KORK' crowing; Bornean rainforest, slightly raspier than Malay Crested Fireback. Alarm is explosive cackle. Contact calls low guttural clucks; males call at dawn.

Crested Partridge

Chant

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

Bornean Crested Fireback

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan below 1,000 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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Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Bornean Crested Fireback

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Crested Fireback

Plumage

Male with deep cinnamon-chestnut back; iridescent blue-black breast and belly; white-streaked flanks; blue crest; cobalt-blue and red facial wattle. Female reddish-brown with white-tipped tail and blue orbital ring.

Crested Partridge

Plumage

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

Bornean Crested Fireback

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.77 kg) endemic to the lowland forests of Borneo. Males are deep chestnut-orange with an erect black-and-blue crest and blue facial wattles. Inhabits primary and tall secondary forest. Omnivorous ground forager. Vulnerable from rampant deforestation and hunting in Borneo.

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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