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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Painted Francolin	Madagascar Partridge
학명	Francolinus pictus	Margaroperdix madagarensis
목	Galliformes	Galliformes
과	Phasianidae	Phasianidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	27.8 cm (10.9 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)
체중	291.0 g (10.26 oz)	235.0 g (8.29 oz)
식성	Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of …	Forages for seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Madagascar's grassland, scrub, and forest edges.
산란 수	4-8	8-20
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌾 Grassland

Painted Francolin only

없음

Madagascar Partridge only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

Painted Francolin

노래

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 …

Madagascar Partridge

노래

Loud, musical 'qui-QUI-qui' calls from Madagascar highland grassland; melodic and slightly liquid. Alarm is a rapid cackle when flushed. Contact calls between pairs are soft guttural clucks.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Painted Francolin

Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.

Madagascar Partridge

Endemic to Madagascar; resident of open grassland, scrub, and cultivated areas from lowlands to 2,000 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

Least Concern

Madagascar Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Painted Francolin

깃털

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.

Madagascar Partridge

깃털

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; male has rufous head with dark brown cap; white throat; pale buff underparts with dark chestnut barring on flanks. Female plain brown with fine …

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About These Birds

Painted Francolin

소형 꿩과(~291g) 프랑코린으로 바위 산기슭, 관목, 건조 초원에 서식. 인도 고유종. 관심필요종.

Madagascar Partridge

중간 크기의 메추라기로 체장 약 24cm이며, 밤색과 흰색 줄무늬가 있는 갈색 깃털을 갖는다. 마다가스카르 중부 고원 초지와 관목지에 서식하는 고유종이다. 씨앗과 곤충을 먹으며 주로 지면에서 생활한다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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