Ferruginous Partridge vs Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Caloperdix oculeus comparado com Xenoperdix udzungwensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ferruginous Partridge Udzungwa Forest-partridge
Nome científico Caloperdix oculeus Xenoperdix udzungwensis
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 28,8 cm (11.3 in)
Peso 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 207,25 g (7.31 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Forages on floor of Udzungwa Tanzanian montane forest for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Critically …
Tamanho da postura 8-10 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Ferruginous Partridge only

Nenhum

Udzungwa Forest-partridge only

Nenhum

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.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Canto

Loud, clear whistled 'wheee-oo' calls from montane forest floor; haunting and infrequently heard. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kek'; poorly known due to rarity in Udzungwa Mountains.

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.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Found in montane forest at 1,000-2,000 m. Very poorly known; only two specimens collected.

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Endangered

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

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.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Plumagem

Brown above with fine black streaking and white shaft-streaks; red legs and bill; underparts paler buff-brown with dark-edged feathers creating scaled pattern; bare red facial skin around eye.

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.

Udzungwa Forest-partridge

A small partridge (~205 g) of family Phasianidae, with brown-streaked plumage and red legs. Endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, restricted to Udzungwa and Rubeho mountain forests above 1,300 m. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Endangered; one of Africa's rarest birds, confined to a tiny forest area threatened by agricultural encroachment and logging.

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