Cheer Pheasant vs Crested Partridge

Catreus wallichii 비교 대상 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Cheer Pheasant Crested Partridge
학명 Catreus wallichii Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 48.9 cm (19.3 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
체중 1327.5 g (46.83 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
식성 -- Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
산란 수 9-14 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Cheer Pheasant only

없음

Crested Partridge only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Cheer Pheasant

노래

Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.

Crested Partridge

노래

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

Cheer Pheasant

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Cheer Pheasant

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Cheer Pheasant

깃털

Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.

Crested Partridge

깃털

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

Cheer Pheasant

히말라야 서부의 풀이 무성한 언덕 경사면 관목지와 삼림 가장자리에 사는 대형 Phasianidae 꿩(약 1.33 kg). 수컷과 암컷 모두 굵은 줄무늬 회갈색이며, 수컷은 섬세하게 줄무늬가 있는 긴 꼬리를 가진다. 풀 새싹, 뿌리, 무척추동물을 먹는다. 서식지 훼손과 인간 교란으로 취약종이다.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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