Painted Francolin vs Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

Francolinus pictus 比較対象 Polyplectron katsumatae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Painted Francolin Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
学名 Francolinus pictus Polyplectron katsumatae
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長
翼開長 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 32.4 cm (12.8 in)
体重 291.0 g (10.26 oz) 554.6 g (19.56 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … Ground forager; eats seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Hainan Island tropical forest.
一腹卵数 4-8 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Painted Francolin only

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Song & Call Comparison

Painted Francolin

さえずり

Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

さえずり

Thin whistled 'kwi-kwi' display calls; Hainan endemic, one of world's rarest pheasants. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kak'. Contact presumably low clucking. Very poorly documented vocally due to rarity.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Painted Francolin

Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Hainan Island, China; resident of tropical broadleaf forest; critically endangered.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

Endangered

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

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How to Tell Them Apart

Painted Francolin

羽毛

Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

羽毛

Male brownish-black with blue-green iridescent ocelli on wings and tail; pinkish orbital skin; whitish-buff facial scaling. Female brown with small green ocelli; both sexes noticeably smaller than mainland relatives.

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About These Birds

Painted Francolin

インドとスリランカに生息するコクチョウウズラで、赤褐色と白の点・縞模様が特徴。

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

A small, critically threatened Phasianidae pheasant (~555 g) endemic to the tropical forests of Hainan Island, China. Males bear iridescent blue-green ocelli on a brown ground. Very few individuals remain in severely fragmented habitats. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered from near-total loss of original forest cover.

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