Ferruginous Partridge vs Malay Peacock-Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus dibandingkan dengan Polyplectron malacense

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Ferruginous Partridge Malay Peacock-Pheasant
Nama Ilmiah Caloperdix oculeus Polyplectron malacense
Ordo Galliformes Galliformes
Famili Phasianidae Phasianidae
Status Konservasi Near Threatened Endangered
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 38,5 cm (15.2 in)
Berat 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 564,0 g (19.89 oz)
Diet Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, invertebrates, and small animals on Malay Peninsula forest floor.
Ukuran Sarang 8-10 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Ferruginous Partridge only

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Malay Peacock-Pheasant only

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Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

Kicauan

Sharp, staccato 'krik-krik-krik' calls from lowland rainforest; often given in duet. Alarm is a loud, rapid chattering rattle; contact notes between pairs soft and clucking.

Malay Peacock-Pheasant

Kicauan

Repeated thin 'kwi-kwi-kwi' whistle, slightly ascending; given during display with tail fanning. Peninsular Malaysia forest floor. Alarm is explosive 'kak'. Rarely vocal outside breeding display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ferruginous Partridge

Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.

Malay Peacock-Pheasant

Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand below 1,000 m.

Status Konservasi

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Endangered

Malay Peacock-Pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

Bulu

Rich ferruginous (deep rusty-orange) overall; upperparts black-and-rufous barred; flanks black boldly spotted white; bare red facial skin; underparts rufous-orange; one of the most vividly coloured Southeast Asian partridges.

Malay Peacock-Pheasant

Bulu

Male brown with large iridescent green and violet ocelli on wings and tail; yellow orbital skin; buff speckled face. Female brown with smaller ocelli and yellow orbital skin; both with …

About These Birds

Ferruginous Partridge

A small partridge (~210 g) of family Phasianidae, with rich ferruginous (rust-red) plumage and spotted black-and-white markings. Inhabits lowland and foothill rainforests in Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Secretive, foraging on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened; associated with primary and tall secondary forest, declining with ongoing logging and land conversion.

Malay Peacock-Pheasant

A medium-small Phasianidae pheasant (~564 g) of lowland dipterocarp forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Males sport blue-green ocelli on wings and tail, displayed fan-wise in courtship. Forages on fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Endangered due to extensive lowland forest loss across Sundaland.

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