Malaysian Crested Argus vs Crested Partridge

Rheinardia nigrescens 比較対象 Rollulus rouloul

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属性 Malaysian Crested Argus Crested Partridge
学名 Rheinardia nigrescens 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 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Ground forager in Malaysian hill forest; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and occasional small vertebrates. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
一腹卵数 2 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Malaysian Crested Argus only

None

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Malaysian Crested Argus

さえずり

Loud, haunting 'kow-WEE' wailing calls from Peninsular Malaysian hill forest; similar to Annamite Crested Argus but reportedly slightly lower pitched. Poorly documented; alarm a sharp cackle.

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

Malaysian Crested Argus

Endemic to montane forest in peninsular Malaysia (Pahang, Perak) above 600 m; very rarely observed in the wild.

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

Malaysian Crested Argus

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Malaysian Crested Argus

羽毛

Darker than Annamite Crested Argus; blackish-brown with buff ocelli and spotting throughout; long dark tail; white crest streaked black; bare blue-grey facial skin. Sexes similar in patterning.

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

Malaysian Crested Argus

A poorly known Phasianidae pheasant of montane forests in peninsular Malaysia. Closely related to the Annamite Crested Argus but considered a separate species; males feature similar spectacularly elongated spotted tail feathers. Solitary and secretive. Diet presumed frugivorous and insectivorous. Near Threatened.

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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