Ferruginous Partridge vs Stubble Quail

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Coturnix pectoralis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Stubble Quail
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Coturnix pectoralis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 20.0 cm (7.9 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 100.5 g (3.55 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats grass seeds, grain, and invertebrates in Australian cropland and native grassland.
산란 수 8-10 5-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Ferruginous Partridge only

Stubble Quail only

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.

Stubble Quail

노래

Distinctive 'two-to-WHIT' three-note call; slightly higher-pitched and more ringing than Common Quail. Australian croplands species calling from stubble fields. Alarm a soft 'pip'.

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.

Stubble Quail

Resident of dry grassland, stubble, and open farmland across southern and eastern Australia; nomadic, following rainfall.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Stubble Quail

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.

Stubble Quail

깃털

Brown and buff streaked upperparts; pale buff underparts with bold dark brown streaking; male with orange-buff face and rufous throat; dark anchor marks on flanks. Female plainer; buff throughout with …

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.

Stubble Quail

Phasianidae과의 중소형 메추라기(약 101g)로 호주 남부와 동부의 곡물 그루터기, 풀밭, 황야에 서식한다. 씨앗과 곤충을 먹으며 계절에 따라 이동한다. 호주 고유종.

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