Ferruginous Partridge vs White Eared-pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus ile kıyaslandığında Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ferruginous Partridge White Eared-pheasant
Bilimsel Ad Caloperdix oculeus Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 62,5 cm (24.6 in)
Ağırlık 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 2137,5 g (75.40 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 8-10 4-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ferruginous Partridge only

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White Eared-pheasant only

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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.

White Eared-pheasant

Şarkı

Loud, raucous 'gak-gak-GAAK' crows; harsh and cackling, audible across Sichuan mountain forest. Flock calls noisy and sustained. Alarm is rapid loud honking; contact clucks are guttural and 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.

White Eared-pheasant

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

White Eared-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.

White Eared-pheasant

Tuy

Predominantly white with black crown and glossy blue-black tail; brownish flight feathers; white ear tufts; red facial skin and legs. Among the whitest of pheasants; sexes nearly identical in plumage.

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.

White Eared-pheasant

A large, social Phasianidae pheasant (~2.14 kg) of high-altitude coniferous and mixed forests in Sichuan and Tibet. Predominantly white with black cap and crimson facial skin. Groups dig for roots and bulbs with strong feet. Largely sympatric with pandas; protected in reserves. Least Concern.

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