Ferruginous Partridge vs Sage Grouse

Caloperdix oculeus в сравнении с Centrocercus urophasianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Ferruginous Partridge Sage Grouse
Научное название Caloperdix oculeus Centrocercus urophasianus
Отряд Galliformes Galliformes
Семейство Phasianidae Phasianidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Near Threatened
Длина
Размах крыльев 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 61,2 cm (24.1 in)
Масса 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 2100,0 g (74.08 oz)
Питание Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Feeds almost entirely on sagebrush leaves and buds in winter; insects and forbs important in …
Размер кладки 8-10 7-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Ferruginous Partridge only

Sage Grouse only

Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

Пение

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.

Sage Grouse

Пение

Males produce extraordinary lek display: deep swishing 'swish-swish-coo-OO-ploop' using air sacs; low frequency, liquid, and otherworldly. Alarm is a cackling 'cac-cac'; females cluck softly.

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.

Sage Grouse

Resident in sagebrush habitat of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Found in semi-arid plains with Artemisia. Vulnerable.

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Sage Grouse

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

Оперение

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.

Sage Grouse

Оперение

Male has black belly, white breast, spiky pointed tail; yellow eye-combs; during display inflates yellow-green bare breast sacs exposing white feather ruff. Female mottled brown with dark belly patch.

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.

Sage Grouse

The largest North American grouse (~2.1 kg), family Phasianidae, males with a spiked tail and inflatable yellow air sacs used in elaborate lek displays. Entirely dependent on sagebrush (Artemisia) ecosystems in the western United States and Canada for food and nesting. Feeds primarily on sagebrush leaves. Near Threatened; population severely declined due to widespread sagebrush habitat conversion.

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