Germain's Peacock-Pheasant vs Crested Partridge

Polyplectron germaini в сравнении с Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Crested Partridge
Научное название Polyplectron germaini Rollulus rouloul
Отряд Galliformes Galliformes
Семейство Phasianidae Phasianidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,1 cm (15.0 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Масса 453,5 g (16.00 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Питание Forages in Vietnamese and Cambodian forest for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Размер кладки 1-2 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant only

Нет

Crested Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant

Пение

High, thin 'kweee' whistle repeated during male display; Vietnam endemic with slightly mournful quality. Alarm is a sharp 'kak'. Contact calls between pairs are low soft clucks on forest floor.

Crested Partridge

Пение

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to southern Vietnam and extreme southern Cambodia; resident of lowland and hill evergreen forest.

Crested Partridge

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

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Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant

Оперение

Male dark brown densely covered in iridescent green ocelli on wings and graduated tail; reddish orbital skin; buff-scaled face. Female similar but ocelli smaller and less iridescent; dark brown overall.

Crested Partridge

Оперение

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 …

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About These Birds

Germain's Peacock-Pheasant

A medium-small Phasianidae pheasant (~454 g) of evergreen and semi-evergreen forests in southern Vietnam and adjacent Cambodia. Males are cryptically brown, patterned with violet-green ocelli. Shy and seldom observed; forages on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable from ongoing deforestation.

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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