Ferruginous Partridge vs Forest Francolin

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Peliperdix lathami

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Forest Francolin
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Peliperdix lathami
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 27.0 cm (10.6 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 269.0 g (9.49 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Forages in African forest understorey for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals; scratches leaf litter.
산란 수 8-10 2-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ferruginous Partridge only

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Forest Francolin 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.

Forest Francolin

노래

Harsh, squeaky 'kreek-kreek-kreek' calls from Central African forest floor; repeated insistently at dawn and dusk. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle. Contact between pairs is soft guttural clucking.

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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.

Forest Francolin

Resident of lowland forest interior in west and central Africa, from Guinea-Bissau east to Uganda and western Kenya.

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보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Forest Francolin

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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.

Forest Francolin

깃털

Dark brown above with black and buff mottling; white throat; rufous-buff below with heavy dark brown streaking; white-spotted flanks. Male with red facial skin; female lacks facial skin coloration.

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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.

Forest Francolin

라담의메추라기는 사하라이남 아프리카 서부와 중부의 건조한 숲과 관목 사바나에 서식하는 소형 메추라기입니다. 바위가 많은 경사지와 개방된 숲을 선호하며 씨앗을 먹습니다.

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