Red-billed Partridge vs Crested Partridge

Arborophila rubrirostris so với Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Red-billed Partridge Crested Partridge
Tên Khoa Học Arborophila rubrirostris Rollulus rouloul
Bộ Galliformes Galliformes
Họ Phasianidae Phasianidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 26,2 cm (10.3 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Khối Lượng 226,0 g (7.97 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Bornean montane forests. Little-studied; diet inferred … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Số Trứng -- 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Red-billed Partridge only

Không

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Partridge

Tiếng Hót

Clear, high-pitched 'wheee-oop' whistle; slurred downward at end. Borneo endemic calling from montane understorey. Contact calls soft low clucks; alarm a sharp explosive 'pit' note.

Crested Partridge

Tiếng Hót

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

Red-billed Partridge

Resident in the montane forests of Sumatra and Borneo at 600-2,000 m. Found in primary hill and montane forest.

Crested Partridge

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Red-billed Partridge

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Partridge

Bộ Lông

Brown above streaked darker; throat and face white with fine dark scaling; breast grey; flanks grey with white streaks; distinctive bright red bill and red eye-ring; no rufous breast patches.

Crested Partridge

Bộ Lông

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

Red-billed Partridge

A small partridge (~225 g) of family Phasianidae, distinguished by its bright red bill on dark plumage. Endemic to montane forests of Sumatra at 700–2,000 m elevation. Inhabits the forest floor and dense undergrowth of subtropical highland forest. Forages for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted to Sumatran mountains but currently stable with sufficient forest cover remaining.

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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