Grey-striped Spurfowl vs Crested Partridge

Pternistis griseostriatus 比較対象 Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey-striped Spurfowl Crested Partridge
学名 Pternistis griseostriatus Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 30.3 cm (11.9 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 314.5 g (11.09 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Angolan forest and savanna. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
一腹卵数 -- 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey-striped Spurfowl only

None

Crested Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-striped Spurfowl

さえずり

Sharp, rasping 'krek-KRAK' calls from Angola forest; smaller spurfowl with higher voice. Alarm is rapid cackle. Poorly known relative to widespread congeners. Pairs call at dawn in forest.

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

Grey-striped Spurfowl

Resident of coastal lowland forest and thicket in Angola and western DR Congo; restricted to the Atlantic coast belt.

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

Least Concern

Grey-striped Spurfowl

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-striped Spurfowl

羽毛

Grey-brown above with distinctive grey and white shaft streaking; pale buff underparts with grey-brown lateral streaking giving greyish tonal quality; red bill; yellowish legs; red orbital skin. Angola endemic.

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

Grey-striped Spurfowl

A small Phasianidae spurfowl (~315 g) of dense forest understorey and gallery forest in western Angola and adjacent DRC. Finely grey-streaked plumage is distinctive among spurfowls. Shy and little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted range but habitat relatively intact.

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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