Ferruginous Partridge vs Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 比較対象 Crossoptilon harmani

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Tibetan Eared-pheasant
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Crossoptilon harmani
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 56.4 cm (22.2 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 1946.0 g (68.64 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Digs for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on Tibetan plateau; also eats seeds and berries.
一腹卵数 8-10 4-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

None

Tibetan Eared-pheasant only

Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

さえずり

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.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

さえずり

Loud, bugling 'GA-GA-GA' calls; raucous and crow-like resonating across Tibetan alpine meadows. Flocks maintain raucous calling. Alarm is a rapid series of loud honking notes; wing beats loud.

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.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Endemic to alpine scrub and rhododendron thickets on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and Bhutan, at 3,000–4,500 m.

保全状況

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

羽毛

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.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

羽毛

Primarily whitish-grey with dark brown wings and back; black cap; white ear tufts projecting laterally; dark graduated tail with white-tipped central feathers; red facial skin. Sexes very similar.

About These Birds

Ferruginous Partridge

体重約210gの錆赤色・黒白の斑点を持つヤマウズラ。マレーシア・スマトラ・ボルネオに生息する準絶滅危惧種。

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.95 kg) inhabiting alpine shrublands and forest edges on the Tibetan Plateau's southeastern rim. Greyish plumage with distinctive ear tufts. Gregarious; flocks forage on roots, tubers, and seeds. Tolerates cold extremes. Least Concern within its restricted Himalayan range.

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