Crested Partridge vs Elgon Francolin

Rollulus rouloul เปรียบเทียบกับ Scleroptila elgonensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Crested Partridge Elgon Francolin
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Rollulus rouloul Scleroptila elgonensis
อันดับ Galliformes Galliformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Phasianidae Phasianidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Vulnerable Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 34.4 cm (13.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 250.5 g (8.84 oz) 478.0 g (16.86 oz)
อาหาร Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches … Feeds on seeds and invertebrates in montane grassland and heathland of East African highlands.
จำนวนไข่ 4-6 5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Crested Partridge only

Elgon Francolin only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Elgon Francolin

เสียงร้อง

Loud, strident 'krak-KRAK-krak' calls from Mount Elgon moorland; ringing and emphatic. Mt Elgon and Ugandan highlands endemic. Alarm is explosive cackling cackle. Pairs call antiphonally at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Crested Partridge

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

Elgon Francolin

Resident of Afroalpine moorland on Mount Elgon (Kenya/Uganda border), above 3,000 m; very restricted range.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

Least Concern

Elgon Francolin

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Elgon Francolin

ขนนก

Brown above with buff shaft streaks and dark spotting; pale buff underparts with dark brown streaking; white throat; rufous wing flash; yellow bill; red legs in male, yellow in female; …

About These Birds

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.

Elgon Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~478 g) of highland grassland and heathland on the slopes of Mount Elgon and neighbouring mountains in Uganda and Kenya. Typically found above 2,400 m. Brown-streaked and well camouflaged. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; occurs in pairs or small groups. Least Concern.

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