Sichuan Partridge vs Crested Partridge

Arborophila rufipectus เปรียบเทียบกับ Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sichuan Partridge Crested Partridge
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Arborophila rufipectus Rollulus rouloul
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Vulnerable Vulnerable
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 27.8 cm (10.9 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 402.5 g (14.20 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
อาหาร Eats seeds, invertebrates, and berries on floor of Sichuan oak and bamboo forests. Endangered; scratches … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
จำนวนไข่ 3-7 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Sichuan Partridge only

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Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Sichuan Partridge

เสียงร้อง

Rich, loud 'wheee-WU-wheee' call echoing in Sichuan subtropical forest; flute-like and slightly mournful. Alarm is an accelerating series of sharp 'kek' notes; covey contact is soft clucking.

Crested Partridge

เสียงร้อง

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

Sichuan Partridge

Endemic to the mountains of Sichuan, China, at 1,500-2,800 m. Found in broadleaf and mixed forest. Vulnerable.

Crested Partridge

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Vulnerable

Sichuan Partridge

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sichuan Partridge

ขนนก

Brown above with chestnut streaks; breast rich rufous-chestnut; throat buff-white bordered black; grey flanks streaked white; bare red eye-ring; rufous breast contrasting with grey flanks is distinctive.

Crested Partridge

ขนนก

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

Sichuan Partridge

A medium-sized partridge (~400 g) of family Phasianidae, with a rich rufous breast and finely patterned brown upperparts. Endemic to montane forests in Sichuan Province, southwestern China at 600–2,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; restricted range, habitat degraded by logging and agricultural encroachment in mountain areas.

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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