Ferruginous Partridge vs Black Partridge

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Melanoperdix niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Black Partridge
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Melanoperdix niger
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 26.8 cm (10.6 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 280.5 g (9.89 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Bornean and Sumatran lowland rainforests. Scratches …
산란 수 8-10 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ferruginous Partridge only

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Black Partridge only

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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.

Black Partridge

노래

Infrequently recorded; gives a series of sharp, nasal 'krek' calls from peat swamp forest floor. Alarm is a low explosive cluck; poorly documented due to rarity and secretive habits.

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.

Black Partridge

Resident in lowland and montane forest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo up to 1,500 m. Found in primary forest.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Vulnerable

Black Partridge

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.

Black Partridge

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.

Black Partridge

중간 크기의 메추라기로 체장 약 26cm이며, 수컷은 전신이 광택 있는 검은색, 암컷은 밤색이다. 말레이 반도, 수마트라, 보르네오의 저지대 숲에 서식한다. 씨앗, 과실류, 곤충을 먹으며 주로 바닥에서 생활한다. 취약한 상태이다.

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