Painted Francolin vs Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Francolinus pictus comparado com Polyplectron schleiermacheri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Painted Francolin Bornean Peacock-Pheasant
Nome científico Francolinus pictus Polyplectron schleiermacheri
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 37,4 cm (14.7 in)
Peso 291,0 g (10.26 oz) 512,0 g (18.06 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, grain, invertebrates, and plant material; forages in dry grass and scrubby areas of … Ground forager in Bornean lowland forest; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals.
Tamanho da postura 4-8 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Painted Francolin only

Nenhum

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant only

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Song & Call Comparison

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 …

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Canto

Soft, plaintive 'kwii-kwii' whistle; rarely heard from Bornean lowland peat swamp. Poorly documented vocally. Alarm presumably a sharp 'kek'. Males produce soft calls during ocellated tail display.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Painted Francolin

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

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Borneo; resident of lowland and hill forest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan; one of the rarest pheasants.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Painted Francolin

Endangered

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

Plumagem

Male brown with dense small iridescent blue-green ocelli across wings and tail; reddish-pink orbital skin; white speckled face. Female similar but smaller; ocelli reduced and duller; brown overall.

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About These Birds

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.

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant

One of the rarest Phasianidae pheasants (~512 g), endemic to lowland primary forests of Borneo. Males have brown plumage densely patterned with iridescent blue-green ocelli. Rarely observed; forages on seeds and invertebrates. Endangered due to rapid destruction of Bornean lowland forest; few confirmed recent records.

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