Swamp Francolin vs Crested Partridge

Ortygornis gularis comparado com Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Swamp Francolin Crested Partridge
Nome científico Ortygornis gularis Rollulus rouloul
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 510,0 g (17.99 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, roots, invertebrates, and small animals in Indian swamp grass and reed beds. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Tamanho da postura 3-7 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Swamp Francolin only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Swamp Francolin

Canto

Harsh, grating 'kurr-KURR-kurr' calls from tall grass and reed beds; South Asian species. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle from dense cover. Contact calls between pair members are lower guttural notes.

Crested Partridge

Canto

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

Swamp Francolin

Resident of tall wet grassland and reed beds along rivers and wetlands in the Terai of Nepal, India (Assam), and Bangladesh.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Swamp Francolin

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Swamp Francolin

Plumagem

Dark rufous-brown above with black and buff streaking; white throat; rufous-buff below with white shaft streaks and dark brown lateral flank stripes; red bill; legs red in male. Larger than …

Crested Partridge

Plumagem

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

Swamp Francolin

A large Phasianidae francolin (~510 g) inhabiting tall grass, reedbeds, and swampy margins of rivers and wetlands in the Gangetic Plains and Nepal Terai. Boldly streaked rufous-brown. Dependent on intact floodplain grass habitat that is rapidly degrading. Near Threatened from wetland drainage and grassland conversion.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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