Ferruginous Partridge vs Salvadori's Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Lophura inornata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Salvadori's Pheasant
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Lophura inornata
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 41.9 cm (16.5 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 685.0 g (24.16 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Ground forager; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Sumatran montane forests.
산란 수 8-10 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ferruginous Partridge only

없음

Salvadori's Pheasant only

없음

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

노래

Infrequently recorded 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Sumatran montane endemic. Vocally poorly known. Contact between birds presumably low guttural clucks. Flushed birds produce loud wing clatter.

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

Endemic to Sumatra; resident of primary and secondary montane forest between 600 and 2,100 m elevation.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Salvadori's 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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

깃털

Male uniformly dark olive-brown with slight greenish gloss; blue orbital skin; no crest; unadorned appearance relative to other Lophura. Female slightly paler rufous-brown; both sexes lack vivid markings.

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

A medium-sized Phasianidae pheasant (~685 g) restricted to montane forests of Sumatra above 1,000 m. Both sexes are sombre dark brown, the male with a finely laced pale pattern. Little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates on forest floor. Near Threatened from montane forest loss in Sumatra.

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