Crested Partridge vs Whyte's Francolin

Rollulus rouloul dibandingkan dengan Scleroptila whytei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Crested Partridge Whyte's Francolin
Nama Ilmiah Rollulus rouloul Scleroptila whytei
Ordo Galliformes Galliformes
Famili Phasianidae Phasianidae
Status Konservasi Vulnerable Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 27,2 cm (10.7 in) 32,8 cm (12.9 in)
Berat 250,5 g (8.84 oz) 488,0 g (17.21 oz)
Diet Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in miombo woodland and grassland of central Africa.
Ukuran Sarang 4-6 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Crested Partridge only

Whyte's Francolin only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Whyte's Francolin

Kicauan

Loud 'krak-KRAK-kra' calls from C-SE African miombo woodland; sharp and penetrating. Alarm is rapid cackle. Pairs call from termite mound or rock perches at dawn. Miombo woodland specialist.

Geographic Range & Migration

Crested Partridge

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

Whyte's Francolin

Resident of miombo woodland, scrub, and rocky hillsides in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and adjacent Tanzania and Mozambique.

Status Konservasi

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

Least Concern

Whyte's Francolin

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Whyte's Francolin

Bulu

Brown above with buff streaking; pale buff underparts with brown lateral streaking; white throat; rufous wing panel in flight; yellow-orange bill; red legs. Closely resembles Red-winged Francolin; central African range.

About These Birds

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.

Whyte's Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~488 g) of rocky hillsides, miombo woodland, and brachystegia scrub in Malawi, Zambia, and adjacent countries. Broadly similar to Shelley's Francolin but range largely allopatric. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern in its central-African highland range.

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