Ferruginous Partridge vs Sabah Partridge

Caloperdix oculeus เปรียบเทียบกับ Tropicoperdix graydoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Ferruginous Partridge Sabah Partridge
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Caloperdix oculeus Tropicoperdix graydoni
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Near Threatened
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 210.5 g (7.43 oz)
อาหาร Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Sabah forest; poorly known diet inferred from related …
จำนวนไข่ 8-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Sabah Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Sabah Partridge

เสียงร้อง

Whistled 'wheee-oo' call from Sabah lowland forest; similar to Chestnut-necklaced Partridge but considered distinct. Very poorly known vocally. Alarm presumably sharp 'kek'; contact clucking low.

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.

Sabah Partridge

Endemic to Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia); resident of submontane and montane forest above 900 m.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Sabah Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Sabah Partridge

ขนนก

Brown upperparts with dusky vermiculations; white supercilium; buffy-orange underparts; chestnut patch on breast less pronounced than in Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; greenish-grey legs; restricted to Borneo.

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.

Sabah Partridge

A little-studied Phasianidae partridge endemic to forests of Sabah and adjacent northeastern Borneo. Formerly lumped with the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; recently elevated to full species status. Biology poorly known; presumed to forage on seeds and invertebrates in lowland forest. Near Threatened.

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