Ferruginous Partridge vs Mrs Hume's Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus ile kıyaslandığında Syrmaticus humiae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ferruginous Partridge Mrs Hume's Pheasant
Bilimsel Ad Caloperdix oculeus Syrmaticus humiae
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Vulnerable
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 42,5 cm (16.7 in)
Ağırlık 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 888,75 g (31.35 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Omnivorous; feeds on seeds, berries, plant material, and invertebrates; scratches forest floor in SE Asian …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 8-10 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ferruginous Partridge only

Hiçbiri

Mrs Hume's 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.

Mrs Hume's Pheasant

Şarkı

Quiet 'koh-koh' crowing call; less vocal than other Syrmaticus pheasants. Myanmar and Yunnan mountain species; alarm is a sharp cackle. Wing-drumming display prominent at dawn during breeding.

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.

Mrs Hume's Pheasant

Resident of montane forest and scrub in Myanmar, Yunnan (China), and northwestern Thailand, mainly between 1,000 and 2,500 m.

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Vulnerable

Mrs Hume'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.

Mrs Hume's Pheasant

Tuy

Male dark metallic blue with white wing patches; chestnut mantle; long silvery-grey tail boldly barred dark; blue facial skin and wattle. Female brown with buff streaks, white-tipped tail feathers, blue …

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.

Mrs Hume's Pheasant

A slender Phasianidae pheasant (~889 g) of oak and pine forests in northeastern India, Myanmar, and southwestern China. Males feature blue-grey plumage with a long boldly barred tail. Diet includes seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Vulnerable owing to widespread deforestation and illegal trapping.

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