Sichuan Partridge vs Ferruginous Partridge

Arborophila rufipectus 비교 대상 Caloperdix oculeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sichuan Partridge Ferruginous Partridge
학명 Arborophila rufipectus Caloperdix oculeus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
체중 402.5 g (14.20 oz) 210.5 g (7.43 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and berries on floor of Sichuan oak and bamboo forests. Endangered; scratches … 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

Sichuan Partridge only

없음

Ferruginous Partridge only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Sichuan Partridge

노래

Rich, loud 'wheee-WU-wheee' call echoing in Sichuan subtropical forest; flute-like and slightly mournful. Alarm is an accelerating series of sharp 'kek' notes; covey contact is soft clucking.

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

Sichuan Partridge

Endemic to the mountains of Sichuan, China, at 1,500-2,800 m. Found in broadleaf and mixed forest. Vulnerable.

Ferruginous Partridge

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

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Sichuan Partridge

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sichuan Partridge

깃털

Brown above with chestnut streaks; breast rich rufous-chestnut; throat buff-white bordered black; grey flanks streaked white; bare red eye-ring; rufous breast contrasting with grey flanks is distinctive.

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

Sichuan Partridge

쓰촨 자고새는 중국 쓰촨 성에만 서식하는 극히 희귀한 고유종 자고새입니다. 붉은 가슴과 회색 머리가 특징이며, 제한된 분포 범위 내의 원시 낙엽 활엽수림에서만 서식합니다.

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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