Yellow-necked Spurfowl vs Crested Partridge

Pternistis leucoscepus dibandingkan dengan Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Yellow-necked Spurfowl Crested Partridge
Nama Ilmiah Pternistis leucoscepus Rollulus rouloul
Ordo Galliformes Galliformes
Famili Phasianidae Phasianidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Vulnerable
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 39,8 cm (15.7 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Berat 631,5 g (22.28 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Diet Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in East African savanna and bushland. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Ukuran Sarang 3-8 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Yellow-necked Spurfowl only

None

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Kicauan

Extremely loud, far-carrying crow; raucous 'kwaak-kwaak' series; pairs duet loudly at dusk; alarm a sharp, rapid 'kik-kik-kik' clatter

Crested Partridge

Kicauan

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

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Resident of open savanna, dry woodland, and thornbush from South Sudan and Ethiopia south through East Africa to northern Tanzania.

Crested Partridge

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

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Bulu

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dark brown streaking; conspicuous bare yellow throat and neck skin diagnostic; red facial skin; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; …

Crested Partridge

Bulu

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

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

A large Phasianidae spurfowl (~632 g) of dry woodland, thornbush, and bushed grassland in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Conspicuous bare yellow throat patch is diagnostic. Forms large noisy groups at dusk. Feeds on seeds, roots, fruits, and invertebrates. Common in arid East Africa; Least Concern.

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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