Malay Crestless Fireback vs Crested Partridge

Lophura erythrophthalma 比較対象 Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Malay Crestless Fireback Crested Partridge
学名 Lophura erythrophthalma Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 44.2 cm (17.4 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 1024.6666666666667 g (36.14 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Ground forager in Sundaland lowland forest; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
一腹卵数 3-6 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Malay Crestless Fireback only

None

Crested Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Malay Crestless Fireback

さえずり

Sharp, staccato 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Peninsular Malaysian lowland rainforest species. Rarely vocal outside alarm situations. Contact calls between pairs are low guttural clucks.

Crested Partridge

さえずり

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Malay Crestless Fireback

Resident of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, below 800 m.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

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保全状況

Critically Endangered

Malay Crestless Fireback

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Malay Crestless Fireback

羽毛

Male glossy blue-black; bright cinnamon-orange lower back and rump diagnostic; no crest; red orbital skin. Female brown with black scaling on upperparts and white streaks below; cinnamon rump duller than …

Crested Partridge

羽毛

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

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About These Birds

Malay Crestless Fireback

A medium-large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.02 kg) of lowland dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Males are rufous-chestnut with a distinctive bare red orbital patch; lacks a crest. Forages on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates on the forest floor. Critically Endangered from severe lowland deforestation.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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