Painted Francolin vs Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Francolinus pictus 比較対象 Polyplectron napoleonis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Painted Francolin Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
学名 Francolinus pictus Polyplectron napoleonis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 35.8 cm (14.1 in)
体重 291.0 g (10.26 oz) 379.0 g (13.37 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … Forages on Palawan forest floor for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates; scratches leaf litter.
一腹卵数 4-8 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Painted Francolin only

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant 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 …

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

さえずり

Sharp, thin 'kwee-kwee' whistles during display; male fans ocellated tail simultaneously. Contact calls soft clucking between pairs. Alarm is explosive sharp 'kek'. Palawan endemic.

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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.

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Palawan Island, Philippines; resident of primary and secondary lowland and montane forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

Vulnerable

Palawan 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.

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

羽毛

Male velvety black with iridescent blue-green and violet ocelli on wings and tail; white facial markings; white supercilium and throat. Female dark brown with pale buff face and underparts; few …

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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。

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

A small, exquisite Phasianidae pheasant (~379 g) endemic to forested slopes of Palawan Island in the Philippines. Males display metallic-green and blue ocelli on tail and wings during courtship. Forages on ground in primary and secondary forest for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable from deforestation on Palawan.

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