Painted Francolin vs Siamese Fireback

Francolinus pictus 比較対象 Lophura diardi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Painted Francolin Siamese Fireback
学名 Francolinus pictus Lophura diardi
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
体重 291.0 g (10.26 oz) 1041.6666666666667 g (36.74 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … Omnivorous; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates in SE Asian lowland and foothill forests.
一腹卵数 4-8 4-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Painted Francolin only

Siamese Fireback 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 …

Siamese Fireback

さえずり

Loud 'kraw-KRAW' crowing calls; SE Asian species with nasal, penetrating quality. Alarm is rapid cackle. Males wing-drum in breeding season. Contact calls are guttural low clucks.

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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.

Siamese Fireback

Resident of lowland and foothill forest in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; tolerates secondary forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

Least Concern

Siamese Fireback

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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.

Siamese Fireback

羽毛

Male grey-black with intricate white vermiculations on upperparts; crimson lower back; black crest; red facial skin. Female dark brown with black and white shaft streaks; white-tipped tail feathers.

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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。

Siamese Fireback

National bird of Thailand, this Phasianidae pheasant (~1.04 kg) inhabits lowland and foothill forests across Indochina. Males sport grey-laced plumage, a red facial mask, and a yellow-orange rump. Forages on fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Tolerates secondary forest; currently Least Concern.

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