Ferruginous Partridge vs Common Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Phasianus colchicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Common Pheasant
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Phasianus colchicus
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 47.5 cm (18.7 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 1463.25 g (51.61 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Highly omnivorous; eats seeds, grain, berries, roots, invertebrates, and small vertebrates; scratches and digs in …
산란 수 8-10 2-23
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Ferruginous Partridge only

Common Pheasant only

없음

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.

Common Pheasant

노래

Loud, explosive 'kork-KOK' crowing by males; followed by rapid wing-beating. Far-carrying across farmland. Alarm is a cackling rattle; females give soft 'ti-ti' contact notes.

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.

Common Pheasant

Native from the Caucasus east through central Asia to China and Korea; introduced and widespread across Europe, North America, and Australasia.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Common Pheasant

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.

Common Pheasant

깃털

Male rich chestnut and golden-buff with dark scale-like markings; iridescent bottle-green head with red facial wattle; often white neck-ring; long barred tail. Female cryptically mottled pale brown and buff.

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.

Common Pheasant

꿩은 아시아가 원산지이나 전 세계에 사냥 목적으로 도입된 가장 널리 분포하는 꿩과 새입니다. 수컷은 이리디슨트 청동색 깃털에 붉은 얼굴 두꺼비살을 가집니다. 농경지, 숲 가장자리, 관목지에 서식합니다.

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