Swamp Francolin vs Crested Partridge

Ortygornis gularis 比較対象 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Swamp Francolin Crested Partridge
学名 Ortygornis gularis Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 510.0 g (17.99 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, roots, invertebrates, and small animals in Indian swamp grass and reed beds. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
一腹卵数 3-7 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Swamp Francolin only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Swamp Francolin

さえずり

Harsh, grating 'kurr-KURR-kurr' calls from tall grass and reed beds; South Asian species. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle from dense cover. Contact calls between pair members are lower guttural notes.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Swamp Francolin

Resident of tall wet grassland and reed beds along rivers and wetlands in the Terai of Nepal, India (Assam), and Bangladesh.

Crested Partridge

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

保全状況

Near Threatened

Swamp Francolin

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Swamp Francolin

羽毛

Dark rufous-brown above with black and buff streaking; white throat; rufous-buff below with white shaft streaks and dark brown lateral flank stripes; red bill; legs red in male. Larger 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 …

About These Birds

Swamp Francolin

A large Phasianidae francolin (~510 g) inhabiting tall grass, reedbeds, and swampy margins of rivers and wetlands in the Gangetic Plains and Nepal Terai. Boldly streaked rufous-brown. Dependent on intact floodplain grass habitat that is rapidly degrading. Near Threatened from wetland drainage and grassland conversion.

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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