Ferruginous Partridge vs Red Grouse

Caloperdix oculeus 比較対象 Lagopus scotica

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Red Grouse
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Lagopus scotica
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 583.125 g (20.57 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Highly dependent on heather shoots and flowers year-round; also eats berries, seeds, and insects in …
一腹卵数 8-10 6-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Ferruginous Partridge only

Red Grouse 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.

Red Grouse

さえずり

Distinctive 'go-back, go-back' cackle; male territorial call loud and raspy on Scottish heather moor. Alarm is explosive 'kek-kek'. Male gives hoarse crowing display calls.

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.

Red Grouse

Endemic to heather moorlands of Scotland, northern England, and Ireland. Resident year-round. Often treated as a subspecies of Willow Grouse.

保全状況

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Not Evaluated

Red Grouse

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.

Red Grouse

羽毛

Does not turn white in winter; male is rich chestnut-brown with red eye-comb; finely barred darker on back; belly dark brown; legs feathered white. Female paler and more finely barred …

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。

Red Grouse

A medium-sized grouse (~585 g) of family Phasianidae, endemic to the British Isles with rich chestnut-red plumage and red eyebrows. Inhabits open heather moorlands across Scotland, northern England, Wales, and Ireland. Feeds almost exclusively on heather shoots and berries. Not Evaluated as a distinct species by IUCN (often treated as subspecies of Willow Grouse); an iconic game bird of British uplands.

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