Painted Francolin vs Black Partridge
Francolinus pictus 비교 대상 Melanoperdix niger
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Painted Francolin | Black Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Francolinus pictus | Melanoperdix niger |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 27.8 cm (10.9 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| 체중 | 291.0 g (10.26 oz) | 280.5 g (9.89 oz) |
| 식성 | Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Bornean and Sumatran lowland rainforests. Scratches … |
| 산란 수 | 4-8 | 2-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Painted Francolin
Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …
Black Partridge
Infrequently recorded; gives a series of sharp, nasal 'krek' calls from peat swamp forest floor. Alarm is a low explosive cluck; poorly documented due to rarity and secretive habits.
Geographic Range & Migration
Painted Francolin
Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.
Black Partridge
Resident in lowland and montane forest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo up to 1,500 m. Found in primary forest.
보전 상태
Painted Francolin
Black Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Painted Francolin
Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.
Black Partridge
Strongly dimorphic: male is entirely glossy jet black; female is rich rufous-chestnut with dark barring on wings and finely scaled underparts. Extreme sexual dimorphism with no overlap in colour.
About These Birds
Painted Francolin
소형 꿩과(~291g) 프랑코린으로 바위 산기슭, 관목, 건조 초원에 서식. 인도 고유종. 관심필요종.
Black Partridge
중간 크기의 메추라기로 체장 약 26cm이며, 수컷은 전신이 광택 있는 검은색, 암컷은 밤색이다. 말레이 반도, 수마트라, 보르네오의 저지대 숲에 서식한다. 씨앗, 과실류, 곤충을 먹으며 주로 바닥에서 생활한다. 취약한 상태이다.