Tibetan Eared-pheasant vs Crested Partridge

Crossoptilon harmani ile kıyaslandığında Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Tibetan Eared-pheasant Crested Partridge
Bilimsel Ad Crossoptilon harmani Rollulus rouloul
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Vulnerable
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 56,4 cm (22.2 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Ağırlık 1946,0 g (68.64 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Beslenme Digs for tubers, bulbs, roots, and invertebrates on Tibetan plateau; also eats seeds and berries. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 4-11 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Tibetan Eared-pheasant only

Hiçbiri

Crested Partridge only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Şarkı

Loud, bugling 'GA-GA-GA' calls; raucous and crow-like resonating across Tibetan alpine meadows. Flocks maintain raucous calling. Alarm is a rapid series of loud honking notes; wing beats loud.

Crested Partridge

Şarkı

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Endemic to alpine scrub and rhododendron thickets on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and Bhutan, at 3,000–4,500 m.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

Tuy

Primarily whitish-grey with dark brown wings and back; black cap; white ear tufts projecting laterally; dark graduated tail with white-tipped central feathers; red facial skin. Sexes very similar.

Crested Partridge

Tuy

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

Tibetan Eared-pheasant

A large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.95 kg) inhabiting alpine shrublands and forest edges on the Tibetan Plateau's southeastern rim. Greyish plumage with distinctive ear tufts. Gregarious; flocks forage on roots, tubers, and seeds. Tolerates cold extremes. Least Concern within its restricted Himalayan range.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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