Ferruginous Partridge vs Salvadori's Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus ile kıyaslandığında Lophura inornata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ferruginous Partridge Salvadori's Pheasant
Bilimsel Ad Caloperdix oculeus Lophura inornata
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Near Threatened
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 41,9 cm (16.5 in)
Ağırlık 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 685,0 g (24.16 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Ground forager; takes seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Sumatran montane forests.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 8-10 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ferruginous Partridge only

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Salvadori's 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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

Şarkı

Infrequently recorded 'kak-kak' alarm calls; Sumatran montane endemic. Vocally poorly known. Contact between birds presumably low guttural clucks. Flushed birds produce loud wing clatter.

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

Endemic to Sumatra; resident of primary and secondary montane forest between 600 and 2,100 m elevation.

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Salvadori's 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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

Tuy

Male uniformly dark olive-brown with slight greenish gloss; blue orbital skin; no crest; unadorned appearance relative to other Lophura. Female slightly paler rufous-brown; both sexes lack vivid markings.

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.

Salvadori's Pheasant

A medium-sized Phasianidae pheasant (~685 g) restricted to montane forests of Sumatra above 1,000 m. Both sexes are sombre dark brown, the male with a finely laced pale pattern. Little studied; forages on seeds and invertebrates on forest floor. Near Threatened from montane forest loss in Sumatra.

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