Crested Partridge vs Black-billed Capercaillie

Rollulus rouloul 比較対象 Tetrao urogalloides

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Crested Partridge Black-billed Capercaillie
学名 Rollulus rouloul Tetrao urogalloides
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 68.2 cm (26.9 in)
体重 250.5 g (8.84 oz) 2957.5 g (104.32 oz)
食性 Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … --
一腹卵数 4-6 5-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Crested Partridge only

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Black-billed Capercaillie only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

さえずり

Similar to Western Capercaillie but generally higher-pitched; ticking phase faster, grinding phase shorter. Siberian larch forest species. Alarm is a loud bark; females give soft clucking brood calls.

Geographic Range & Migration

Crested Partridge

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

Black-billed Capercaillie

保全状況

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

Least Concern

Black-billed Capercaillie

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Black-billed Capercaillie

羽毛

Male uniformly glossy blue-black with slight greenish sheen on breast; smaller white wing spots than Western Capercaillie; black bill. Female barred rufous-buff and dark brown, paler below than congener.

About These Birds

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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

カラフトライチョウはシベリアと極東アジアの針葉樹林に生息する大型のライチョウの仲間です。雄の求愛ディスプレイは特徴的です。

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