Ferruginous Partridge vs Sage Grouse

Caloperdix oculeus comparado com Centrocercus urophasianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ferruginous Partridge Sage Grouse
Nome científico Caloperdix oculeus Centrocercus urophasianus
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 61,2 cm (24.1 in)
Peso 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 2100,0 g (74.08 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Feeds almost entirely on sagebrush leaves and buds in winter; insects and forbs important in …
Tamanho da postura 8-10 7-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Ferruginous Partridge only

Sage Grouse only

Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

Canto

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.

Sage Grouse

Canto

Males produce extraordinary lek display: deep swishing 'swish-swish-coo-OO-ploop' using air sacs; low frequency, liquid, and otherworldly. Alarm is a cackling 'cac-cac'; females cluck softly.

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.

Sage Grouse

Resident in sagebrush habitat of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Found in semi-arid plains with Artemisia. Vulnerable.

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Sage Grouse

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

Plumagem

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.

Sage Grouse

Plumagem

Male has black belly, white breast, spiky pointed tail; yellow eye-combs; during display inflates yellow-green bare breast sacs exposing white feather ruff. Female mottled brown with dark belly patch.

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.

Sage Grouse

Gralha-das-artemísias de 60–75 cm, a maior gralha da América do Norte, famosa pelas suas elaboradas danças nupciais nas artemísias do oeste.

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