Ferruginous Partridge vs Blood Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus เปรียบเทียบกับ Ithaginis cruentus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Ferruginous Partridge Blood Pheasant
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Caloperdix oculeus Ithaginis cruentus
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 39.1 cm (15.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 535.8333333333334 g (18.90 oz)
อาหาร Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats seeds, berries, moss, ferns, and invertebrates in Himalayan and Central Asian coniferous forests. Feeds …
จำนวนไข่ 8-10 2-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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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.

Blood Pheasant

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, nasal 'kip-kip-kip' contact calls; alarm is a loud, harsh chattering rattle audible across alpine rhododendron scrub. Song is a series of thin, whistled 'tsee' notes at dawn.

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.

Blood Pheasant

Resident in the Himalayas and mountains of western China from Pakistan east to Yunnan at 2,400-4,500 m. Found in rhododendron and coniferous forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Blood Pheasant

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.

Blood Pheasant

ขนนก

Male has grey and black streaked upperparts; red forehead, red streaks on breast and flanks; red-and-yellow legs; bare red facial skin. Female is rusty-brown streaked darker with no red; markedly …

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.

Blood Pheasant

A medium-sized pheasant (~535 g) of family Phasianidae, males with blood-red streaked plumage on green and grey tones. Inhabits dense subalpine forests and rhododendron scrub in the Himalayas from Nepal to southwestern China at 2,800–4,500 m elevation. Feeds on mosses, ferns, berries, and seeds. Least Concern; the sole member of genus Ithaginis with a broad Himalayan distribution.

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