Ferruginous Partridge vs Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Polyplectron katsumatae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Polyplectron katsumatae
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Endangered
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 32.4 cm (12.8 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 554.6 g (19.56 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Ground forager; eats seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Hainan Island tropical forest.
산란 수 8-10 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ferruginous Partridge only

없음

Hainan Peacock-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.

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

노래

Thin whistled 'kwi-kwi' display calls; Hainan endemic, one of world's rarest pheasants. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kak'. Contact presumably low clucking. Very poorly documented vocally due to rarity.

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.

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Hainan Island, China; resident of tropical broadleaf forest; critically endangered.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Endangered

Hainan Peacock-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.

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

깃털

Male brownish-black with blue-green iridescent ocelli on wings and tail; pinkish orbital skin; whitish-buff facial scaling. Female brown with small green ocelli; both sexes noticeably smaller than mainland relatives.

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.

Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

A small, critically threatened Phasianidae pheasant (~555 g) endemic to the tropical forests of Hainan Island, China. Males bear iridescent blue-green ocelli on a brown ground. Very few individuals remain in severely fragmented habitats. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered from near-total loss of original forest cover.

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