White-cheeked Partridge vs Ferruginous Partridge

Arborophila atrogularis 비교 대상 Caloperdix oculeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-cheeked Partridge Ferruginous Partridge
학명 Arborophila atrogularis Caloperdix oculeus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
체중 256.0 g (9.03 oz) 210.5 g (7.43 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of northeastern Indian and Myanmarese hill forests. Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. …
산란 수 3-7 8-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-cheeked Partridge only

Ferruginous Partridge only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Partridge

노래

Ringing 'kwee-oo-kwee' trio of whistled notes; second note lower, third rising again. Calls from NE Indian and Myanmar hillside forest. Alarm is a sharp staccato cluck series.

Ferruginous Partridge

노래

Sharp, staccato 'krik-krik-krik' calls from lowland rainforest; often given in duet. Alarm is a loud, rapid chattering rattle; contact notes between pairs soft and clucking.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Partridge

Resident in the foothills of northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar at 100-1,500 m. Found in dense lowland and foothill forest.

Ferruginous Partridge

Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.

보전 상태

Least Concern

White-cheeked Partridge

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Partridge

깃털

Brown above; cheeks white contrasting with black throat and lores; grey breast; flanks grey-brown streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; white cheeks against black throat create distinctive facial pattern.

Ferruginous Partridge

깃털

Rich ferruginous (deep rusty-orange) overall; upperparts black-and-rufous barred; flanks black boldly spotted white; bare red facial skin; underparts rufous-orange; one of the most vividly coloured Southeast Asian partridges.

About These Birds

White-cheeked Partridge

흰 뺨 산 메추라기는 인도 북동부와 미얀마, 중국 남서부에 서식하는 작은 새입니다. 흰 뺨과 대비되는 검은 목이 특징이며, 고지대 숲의 울창한 하층부에서 생활합니다.

Ferruginous Partridge

A small partridge (~210 g) of family Phasianidae, with rich ferruginous (rust-red) plumage and spotted black-and-white markings. Inhabits lowland and foothill rainforests in Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Secretive, foraging on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened; associated with primary and tall secondary forest, declining with ongoing logging and land conversion.

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