Ferruginous Partridge vs Sabah Partridge

Caloperdix oculeus ile kıyaslandığında Tropicoperdix graydoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ferruginous Partridge Sabah Partridge
Bilimsel Ad Caloperdix oculeus Tropicoperdix graydoni
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Near Threatened
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Ağırlık 210,5 g (7.43 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Sabah forest; poorly known diet inferred from related …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 8-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ferruginous Partridge only

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Sabah Partridge 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.

Sabah Partridge

Şarkı

Whistled 'wheee-oo' call from Sabah lowland forest; similar to Chestnut-necklaced Partridge but considered distinct. Very poorly known vocally. Alarm presumably sharp 'kek'; contact clucking 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.

Sabah Partridge

Endemic to Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia); resident of submontane and montane forest above 900 m.

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Sabah 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.

Sabah Partridge

Tuy

Brown upperparts with dusky vermiculations; white supercilium; buffy-orange underparts; chestnut patch on breast less pronounced than in Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; greenish-grey legs; restricted to Borneo.

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.

Sabah Partridge

A little-studied Phasianidae partridge endemic to forests of Sabah and adjacent northeastern Borneo. Formerly lumped with the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; recently elevated to full species status. Biology poorly known; presumed to forage on seeds and invertebrates in lowland forest. Near Threatened.

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