Ferruginous Partridge vs Malay Peacock-Pheasant
Caloperdix oculeus so với Polyplectron malacense
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Thuộc Tính | Ferruginous Partridge | Malay Peacock-Pheasant |
|---|---|---|
| Tên Khoa Học | Caloperdix oculeus | Polyplectron malacense |
| Bộ | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Họ | Phasianidae | Phasianidae |
| Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn | Near Threatened | Endangered |
| Chiều Dài | — | — |
| Chiều Dài Sải Cánh | 28,3 cm (11.1 in) | 38,5 cm (15.2 in) |
| Khối Lượng | 210,5 g (7.43 oz) | 564,0 g (19.89 oz) |
| Chế Độ Ăn | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … | Omnivorous; eats seeds, fallen fruits, invertebrates, and small animals on Malay Peninsula forest floor. |
| Số Trứng | 8-10 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Ferruginous Partridge
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.
Malay Peacock-Pheasant
Repeated thin 'kwi-kwi-kwi' whistle, slightly ascending; given during display with tail fanning. Peninsular Malaysia forest floor. Alarm is explosive 'kak'. Rarely vocal outside breeding display.
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.
Malay Peacock-Pheasant
Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand below 1,000 m.
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn
Ferruginous Partridge
Malay Peacock-Pheasant
How to Tell Them Apart
Ferruginous Partridge
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.
Malay Peacock-Pheasant
Male brown with large iridescent green and violet ocelli on wings and tail; yellow orbital skin; buff speckled face. Female brown with smaller ocelli and yellow orbital skin; both with …
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.
Malay Peacock-Pheasant
A medium-small Phasianidae pheasant (~564 g) of lowland dipterocarp forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Males sport blue-green ocelli on wings and tail, displayed fan-wise in courtship. Forages on fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Endangered due to extensive lowland forest loss across Sundaland.