Ferruginous Partridge vs Chinese Francolin

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Francolinus pintadeanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Chinese Francolin
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Francolinus pintadeanus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 330.3333333333333 g (11.65 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Omnivorous; eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and berries in open forest, scrub, and farmland of SE …
산란 수 8-10 3-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Ferruginous Partridge only

Chinese Francolin 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.

Chinese Francolin

노래

Loud, repeated 'ke-WEE-kerek' calls; slightly musical at start then grating. SE Asian grassland species. Alarm is rapid cackle. Pairs call in duet; males call persistently at dawn from exposed perch.

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.

Chinese Francolin

Resident of secondary scrub, dry forest, and farmland in southern China, mainland Southeast Asia, and the Philippines.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Chinese Francolin

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.

Chinese Francolin

깃털

Male black with white spots forming scaly pattern above; white cheek and throat separated by black collar; chestnut nape; spotted underparts. Female brown with buff spotting; paler below; lacks black …

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.

Chinese Francolin

중소형 꿩과(~330g) 프랑코린으로 개방 초원, 관목, 경작지에 서식. 동남아시아와 중국 남부 분포. 관심필요종.

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