Ferruginous Partridge vs Buff-throated Partridge

Caloperdix oculeus ile kıyaslandığında Tetraophasis szechenyii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ferruginous Partridge Buff-throated Partridge
Bilimsel Ad Caloperdix oculeus Tetraophasis szechenyii
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Ağırlık 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 1170,0 g (41.27 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Forages on Tibetan and Sichuan alpine meadows for berries, seeds, moss, leaves, and invertebrates. Digs …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 8-10 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ferruginous Partridge only

Hiçbiri

Buff-throated Partridge only

Hiçbiri

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.

Buff-throated Partridge

Şarkı

Repeated harsh, guttural 'churk-churk-CHURK' calls; slightly pheasant-like with raspy quality. Alpine Tibetan species; alarm is a loud single bark. Flock contact calls are low, rolling clucks.

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.

Buff-throated Partridge

Endemic to mountains of Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, and Yunnan, China at 3,000-4,500 m. Found in subalpine conifer forest and rhododendron scrub.

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Buff-throated Partridge

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.

Buff-throated Partridge

Tuy

Grey-brown above vermiculated; throat and breast buff-white; flanks grey with white streaking; bare red facial skin; tail chestnut; larger than Chestnut-throated and with buff rather than chestnut throat.

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.

Buff-throated Partridge

A large pheasant-partridge (~1.2 kg) of family Phasianidae, with buff-colored throat and grey-brown barred upperparts. Inhabits alpine and subalpine scrub, coniferous forest, and rocky slopes in Sichuan, Qinghai, and Tibet, China at 3,200–4,500 m. Feeds on seeds, berries, leaves, and invertebrates. Least Concern; a high-altitude specialist of western China with stable remote populations.

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