Ferruginous Partridge vs Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Crossoptilon harmani

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Tibetan Eared-pheasant
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Crossoptilon harmani
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 56.4 cm (22.2 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 1946.0 g (68.64 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Digs for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on Tibetan plateau; also eats seeds and berries.
산란 수 8-10 4-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ferruginous Partridge only

없음

Tibetan Eared-pheasant only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

노래

Loud, bugling 'GA-GA-GA' calls; raucous and crow-like resonating across Tibetan alpine meadows. Flocks maintain raucous calling. Alarm is a rapid series of loud honking notes; wing beats loud.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ferruginous Partridge

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

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Endemic to alpine scrub and rhododendron thickets on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and Bhutan, at 3,000–4,500 m.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

깃털

Primarily whitish-grey with dark brown wings and back; black cap; white ear tufts projecting laterally; dark graduated tail with white-tipped central feathers; red facial skin. Sexes very similar.

About These Birds

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.

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Phasianidae과의 대형 꿩(약 1.95kg)으로 티베트와 중국 서부의 고산 관목 지대와 숲 가장자리에 서식한다. 회색 깃털과 붉은 얼굴 피부가 특징적이다.

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