Ferruginous Partridge vs Black-billed Capercaillie

Caloperdix oculeus ile kıyaslandığında Tetrao urogalloides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ferruginous Partridge Black-billed Capercaillie
Bilimsel Ad Caloperdix oculeus Tetrao urogalloides
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Phasianidae Phasianidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 68,2 cm (26.9 in)
Ağırlık 210,5 g (7.43 oz) 2957,5 g (104.32 oz)
Beslenme Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 8-10 5-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ferruginous Partridge only

Hiçbiri

Black-billed Capercaillie 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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

Şarkı

Similar to Western Capercaillie but generally higher-pitched; ticking phase faster, grinding phase shorter. Siberian larch forest species. Alarm is a loud bark; females give soft clucking brood calls.

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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Black-billed Capercaillie

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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

Tuy

Male uniformly glossy blue-black with slight greenish sheen on breast; smaller white wing spots than Western Capercaillie; black bill. Female barred rufous-buff and dark brown, paler below than congener.

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.

Black-billed Capercaillie

A very large Phasianidae grouse (~2.96 kg) of Siberian larch and pine forests east of the Yenisei River. Closely related to the Western Capercaillie but distinguished by an all-black bill. Lekking males fan tail feathers dramatically. Feeds on needles and buds; Least Concern.

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