Great Argus vs Painted Francolin
Argusianus argus 비교 대상 Francolinus pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Great Argus | Painted Francolin |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Argusianus argus | Francolinus pictus |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 보전 상태 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 76.8 cm (30.2 in) | 27.8 cm (10.9 in) |
| 체중 | 1956.25 g (69.00 oz) | 291.0 g (10.26 oz) |
| 식성 | Omnivorous ground forager; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small animals; scratches leaf litter in … | Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … |
| 산란 수 | 2 | 4-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Great Argus
Magnificent loud 'qua-WAWW' wailing call echoing through SE Asian rainforest; one of most distinctive tropical bird calls. Male calls from cleared dancing arena. Alarm is explosive barking cackle.
Painted Francolin
Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …
Geographic Range & Migration
Great Argus
Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, from sea level to 900 m.
Painted Francolin
Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.
보전 상태
Great Argus
Painted Francolin
How to Tell Them Apart
Great Argus
Male with enormously elongated secondary feathers bearing large three-dimensional ocelli in tawny-brown, black, and buff; long dark tail; blue and red bare head. Female similar but shorter wings and tail.
Painted Francolin
Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.
About These Birds
Great Argus
순달란드 열대우림에 사는 대형 꿩과(약 1.96kg)입니다. 수컷은 혼자 레크 과시를 위해 사용되는 복잡한 눈 무늬로 덮인 거대한 이차 날개 깃털을 가지고 있습니다. 숲 바닥에 춤 무대를 청소합니다. 떨어진 과일, 새순, 무척추동물을 먹습니다. 삼림 벌채로 인해 취약(VU) 종입니다.
Painted Francolin
소형 꿩과(~291g) 프랑코린으로 바위 산기슭, 관목, 건조 초원에 서식. 인도 고유종. 관심필요종.