Lady Amherst's Pheasant vs Painted Francolin

Chrysolophus amherstiae comparado com Francolinus pictus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Lady Amherst's Pheasant Painted Francolin
Nome científico Chrysolophus amherstiae Francolinus pictus
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 40,8 cm (16.1 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 738,25 g (26.04 oz) 291,0 g (10.26 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous ground feeder; eats seeds, berries, plant shoots, invertebrates, and small animals in montane forests. Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of …
Tamanho da postura 6-7 4-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Lady Amherst's Pheasant only

Painted Francolin only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Canto

Sharp, rasping 'chak-chak' call from Yunnan highland forest; very similar to Golden Pheasant but lower. Alarm is an explosive cackle. Males rarely call; wing clapping and ruff display primary.

Painted Francolin

Canto

Loud, insistent 'ka-TURR-ka' calls from Indian scrub; similar to Black Francolin but slightly higher and less grating. Alarm is rapid cackling cackle. Males call from termite mound or rock at …

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Geographic Range & Migration

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Native to mountain forest in southwestern China (Yunnan, Sichuan) and adjacent Myanmar; introduced in Britain and scattered localities worldwide.

Painted Francolin

Endemic to India; resident of open scrub, dry grassland, and farmland across most of peninsular India.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Plumagem

Male with white and black barred ruff; white underparts; iridescent green mantle; crimson crest; elongated white tail barred black up to 1.5 m. Female mottled brown and rufous, similar to …

Painted Francolin

Plumagem

Richly patterned; black above with large white spots; rufous-orange face and throat; white-spotted black flanks; rufous-chestnut underparts with black shaft streaks. Female lacks rufous on face; duller below.

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About These Birds

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

A brilliantly ornate Phasianidae pheasant (~738 g) from bamboo forest and scrub in southwestern China and adjacent Myanmar. Males sport a green and black head, white cape barred black, and an extremely long white tail. Omnivorous; forages on ground. Introduced to Britain; Least Concern.

Painted Francolin

A small Phasianidae francolin (~291 g) of rocky hillsides, scrub, and dry grassland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Both sexes are intricately spotted and streaked in rufous and white. Shy; detected by resonant calls. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates on the ground. Least Concern; common locally.

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