Hainan Peacock-Pheasant vs Crested Partridge

Polyplectron katsumatae से तुलना Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Hainan Peacock-Pheasant Crested Partridge
वैज्ञानिक नाम Polyplectron katsumatae Rollulus rouloul
गण Galliformes Galliformes
कुल Phasianidae Phasianidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 32.4 cm (12.8 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
वजन 554.6 g (19.56 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
आहार Ground forager; eats seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Hainan Island tropical forest. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant only

कोई नहीं

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

गीत

Thin whistled 'kwi-kwi' display calls; Hainan endemic, one of world's rarest pheasants. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kak'. Contact presumably low clucking. Very poorly documented vocally due to rarity.

Crested Partridge

गीत

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

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Hainan Island, China; resident of tropical broadleaf forest; critically endangered.

Crested Partridge

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

पंख

Male brownish-black with blue-green iridescent ocelli on wings and tail; pinkish orbital skin; whitish-buff facial scaling. Female brown with small green ocelli; both sexes noticeably smaller than mainland relatives.

Crested Partridge

पंख

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

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

A small, critically threatened Phasianidae pheasant (~555 g) endemic to the tropical forests of Hainan Island, China. Males bear iridescent blue-green ocelli on a brown ground. Very few individuals remain in severely fragmented habitats. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered from near-total loss of original forest cover.

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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