Ferruginous Partridge vs Kalij Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 比較対象 Lophura leucomelanos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Kalij Pheasant
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Lophura leucomelanos
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 883.5 g (31.16 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, fallen fruit, invertebrates, and small vertebrates; forages by scratching.
一腹卵数 8-10 5-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

None

Kalij Pheasant only

None

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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.

Kalij Pheasant

さえずり

Loud, crowing 'kowe-KOW' calls; sharp and slightly nasal. Himalayan forest species with raucous alarm cackle. Males wing-drum at dawn. Contact calls low clucking; widely heard on Himalayan trails.

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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.

Kalij Pheasant

Resident of montane forest, scrub, and bamboo from the Himalayas (Pakistan to Yunnan) south through Myanmar to peninsular Malaysia, at 300–3,000 m.

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Kalij Pheasant

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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.

Kalij Pheasant

羽毛

Male glossy blue-black with white rump in some subspecies; curved crest; white-fringed flank feathers; red facial wattle. Female mottled brown with dark shaft streaks; highly variable across many subspecies.

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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。

Kalij Pheasant

A medium-sized Phasianidae pheasant (~884 g) widespread across Himalayan foothills and Southeast Asian forest edges from Pakistan to southwestern China. Males vary in plumage across many subspecies, generally dark with white markings. Feeds on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Least Concern; adapts to disturbed forest.

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