White-cheeked Partridge vs Ferruginous Partridge

Arborophila atrogularis เปรียบเทียบกับ Caloperdix oculeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ White-cheeked Partridge Ferruginous Partridge
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Arborophila atrogularis Caloperdix oculeus
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Near Threatened
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 256.0 g (9.03 oz) 210.5 g (7.43 oz)
อาหาร Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of northeastern Indian and Myanmarese hill forests. Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. …
จำนวนไข่ 3-7 8-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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White-cheeked Partridge only

Ferruginous Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Partridge

เสียงร้อง

Ringing 'kwee-oo-kwee' trio of whistled notes; second note lower, third rising again. Calls from NE Indian and Myanmar hillside forest. Alarm is a sharp staccato cluck series.

Ferruginous Partridge

เสียงร้อง

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Partridge

Resident in the foothills of northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar at 100-1,500 m. Found in dense lowland and foothill forest.

Ferruginous Partridge

Resident in lowland rainforest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found in flat or gently sloping lowland forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

White-cheeked Partridge

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Partridge

ขนนก

Brown above; cheeks white contrasting with black throat and lores; grey breast; flanks grey-brown streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; white cheeks against black throat create distinctive facial pattern.

Ferruginous Partridge

ขนนก

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.

About These Birds

White-cheeked Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~255 g) of family Phasianidae, with white cheeks contrasting against a black throat. Inhabits subtropical and lower montane forests in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Forages secretively on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates in dense bamboo and undergrowth. Least Concern; widespread in the eastern Himalayan foothills and Assam region.

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.

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