Sage Grouse vs Crested Partridge

Centrocercus urophasianus 비교 대상 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sage Grouse Crested Partridge
학명 Centrocercus urophasianus Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 61.2 cm (24.1 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
체중 2100.0 g (74.08 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
식성 Feeds almost entirely on sagebrush leaves and buds in winter; insects and forbs important in … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
산란 수 7-15 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Sage Grouse only

없음

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Sage Grouse

노래

Males produce extraordinary lek display: deep swishing 'swish-swish-coo-OO-ploop' using air sacs; low frequency, liquid, and otherworldly. Alarm is a cackling 'cac-cac'; females cluck softly.

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

Sage Grouse

Resident in sagebrush habitat of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Found in semi-arid plains with Artemisia. Vulnerable.

Crested Partridge

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

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Sage Grouse

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sage Grouse

깃털

Male has black belly, white breast, spiky pointed tail; yellow eye-combs; during display inflates yellow-green bare breast sacs exposing white feather ruff. Female mottled brown with dark belly patch.

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

Sage Grouse

북미 최대 뇌조(약 2.1 kg)로 수컷은 구애 과시 중 노란 공기주머니를 부풀리는 뾰족한 꼬리를 가진다. 미국 서부와 캐나다의 쑥(Artemisia) 생태계에 먹이와 번식 모두 전적으로 의존한다. 주로 쑥 잎을 먹는다. 준위협종으로 쑥 서식지 광범위한 전환으로 개체수가 크게 감소했다.

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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