Ferruginous Partridge vs Rock Bush-quail

Caloperdix oculeus comparado com Perdicula argoondah

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ferruginous Partridge Rock Bush-quail
Nome científico Caloperdix oculeus Perdicula argoondah
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
Peso 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 63,5 g (2.24 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats small seeds, grain, and invertebrates in rocky Indian scrubland and grassland.
Tamanho da postura 8-10 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

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Ferruginous Partridge only

Rock Bush-quail only

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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.

Rock Bush-quail

Canto

Very high, thin 'pip-pip-pip' series; Indian rocky scrub quail with soft, barely audible alarm note. Covey communicates with quiet rolling clucks. Calls from among boulders at dawn on Deccan plateau.

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.

Rock Bush-quail

Endemic to the Deccan Plateau of India; resident of dry rocky grassland, scrub, and hillsides in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and adjacent states.

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Rock Bush-quail

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.

Rock Bush-quail

Plumagem

Male pale sandy-brown above with buff streaks; pale buff below lightly barred brown; paler than Jungle Bush-quail; rufous on face duller. Female plain pale sandy-buff below; less barred than Jungle …

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.

Rock Bush-quail

A tiny Phasianidae quail (~64 g) of rocky scrub, dry grassland, and stony hillsides in peninsular India. Males are heavily barred dark brown and buff; females plainer. Coveys of 6–12 run swiftly among rocks and grass. Feeds on grass seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; common in rocky terrain.

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