Ferruginous Partridge vs Elgon Francolin

Caloperdix oculeus 비교 대상 Scleroptila elgonensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ferruginous Partridge Elgon Francolin
학명 Caloperdix oculeus Scleroptila elgonensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 34.4 cm (13.5 in)
체중 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 478.0 g (16.86 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Feeds on seeds and invertebrates in montane grassland and heathland of East African highlands.
산란 수 8-10 5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Ferruginous Partridge only

Elgon Francolin 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.

Elgon Francolin

노래

Loud, strident 'krak-KRAK-krak' calls from Mount Elgon moorland; ringing and emphatic. Mt Elgon and Ugandan highlands endemic. Alarm is explosive cackling cackle. Pairs call antiphonally at dawn.

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.

Elgon Francolin

Resident of Afroalpine moorland on Mount Elgon (Kenya/Uganda border), above 3,000 m; very restricted range.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Elgon Francolin

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.

Elgon Francolin

깃털

Brown above with buff shaft streaks and dark spotting; pale buff underparts with dark brown streaking; white throat; rufous wing flash; yellow bill; red legs in male, yellow in female; …

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.

Elgon Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~478 g) of highland grassland and heathland on the slopes of Mount Elgon and neighbouring mountains in Uganda and Kenya. Typically found above 2,400 m. Brown-streaked and well camouflaged. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; occurs in pairs or small groups. Least Concern.

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