Ferruginous Partridge vs Cheer Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus ile kıyaslandığında Catreus wallichii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ferruginous Partridge Cheer Pheasant
Bilimsel Ad Caloperdix oculeus Catreus wallichii
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Vulnerable
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 48,9 cm (19.3 in)
Ağırlık 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 1327,5 g (46.83 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 8-10 9-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ferruginous Partridge only

Hiçbiri

Cheer Pheasant only

Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

Şarkı

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.

Cheer Pheasant

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.

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.

Cheer Pheasant

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Vulnerable

Cheer Pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

Tuy

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.

Cheer Pheasant

Tuy

Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.

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.

Cheer Pheasant

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.33 kg) of grassy hillside scrub and forest margins in the western Himalayas. Both sexes are boldly barred grey-brown; the male has a long, finely barred tail. Diet encompasses grass shoots, roots, and invertebrates. Vulnerable from habitat loss and human disturbance.

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