Chinese Bamboo-partridge vs Crested Partridge

Bambusicola thoracicus 比較対象 Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chinese Bamboo-partridge Crested Partridge
学名 Bambusicola thoracicus Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 25.7 cm (10.1 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 270.25 g (9.53 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, berries, invertebrates, and plant shoots in bamboo thickets and scrub of China … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
一腹卵数 3-7 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Chinese Bamboo-partridge only

None

Crested Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

さえずり

Loud, rapid 'jiji-ji-jiji' calls; raucous and insistent from Chinese bamboo thickets. Alarm is explosive cackling. Popular cage bird for persistent calls. Contact notes softer between birds.

Crested Partridge

さえずり

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

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

Resident of bamboo, scrub, and forest edge in southeastern China, Taiwan, and Indochina; introduced to Japan and Hawaii.

Crested Partridge

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

羽毛

Brown upperparts with chestnut streaks; grey face and supercilium; chestnut-spotted buff flanks; white belly; grey breast; rufous-chestnut tail. Female similar but slightly smaller; lacks tarsal spur of male.

Crested Partridge

羽毛

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

Chinese Bamboo-partridge

中国東部・中部に広く分布する竹薮・低木地・林縁に生息するキジ科の小型で騒がしいシャコ(約270g)。密な植生の中に溶け込む褐色と灰色の羽毛を持つ。「kick-your-bottom」(お尻を蹴れ)を繰り返す鳴き声で有名。雑食性;種子と無脊椎動物を食べる。軽度懸念。

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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