Ferruginous Partridge vs Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus เปรียบเทียบกับ Polyplectron napoleonis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Ferruginous Partridge Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Caloperdix oculeus Polyplectron napoleonis
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Vulnerable
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 35.8 cm (14.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 379.0 g (13.37 oz)
อาหาร Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Forages on Palawan forest floor for seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates; scratches leaf litter.
จำนวนไข่ 8-10 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Ferruginous Partridge only

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Palawan Peacock-Pheasant 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.

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, thin 'kwee-kwee' whistles during display; male fans ocellated tail simultaneously. Contact calls soft clucking between pairs. Alarm is explosive sharp 'kek'. Palawan endemic.

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.

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

Endemic to Palawan Island, Philippines; resident of primary and secondary lowland and montane forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Vulnerable

Palawan Peacock-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.

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

ขนนก

Male velvety black with iridescent blue-green and violet ocelli on wings and tail; white facial markings; white supercilium and throat. Female dark brown with pale buff face and underparts; few …

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.

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant

A small, exquisite Phasianidae pheasant (~379 g) endemic to forested slopes of Palawan Island in the Philippines. Males display metallic-green and blue ocelli on tail and wings during courtship. Forages on ground in primary and secondary forest for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable from deforestation on Palawan.

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