Ferruginous Partridge vs Rock Ptarmigan

Caloperdix oculeus 比較対象 Lagopus muta

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Rock Ptarmigan
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Lagopus muta
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 37.7 cm (14.8 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 608.5 g (21.46 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats alpine plants, buds, berries, seeds, and lichen; shifts to willow/birch buds in winter when …
一腹卵数 8-10 3-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Ferruginous Partridge only

Rock Ptarmigan 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.

Rock Ptarmigan

さえずり

Males produce a belching, rattling 'er-err-errr-karr' from rocky alpine terrain; deep, guttural, and frog-like. Alarm is sharp 'kek-kek'. Contact calls low and rolling; female clucks softly.

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.

Rock Ptarmigan

Circumpolar resident of Arctic and alpine tundra across North America, Europe, and Asia. Resident or short-distance altitudinal migrant.

保全状況

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Rock Ptarmigan

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.

Rock Ptarmigan

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。

Rock Ptarmigan

A medium-sized grouse of the order Galliformes inhabiting arctic and alpine tundra across the Holarctic. Weighing ~609 g, it undergoes three annual moults, turning white in winter for camouflage. Feeds on buds, leaves, and berries. Least Concern.

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