Red-necked Spurfowl vs Crested Partridge

Pternistis afer so với Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Red-necked Spurfowl Crested Partridge
Tên Khoa Học Pternistis afer Rollulus rouloul
Bộ Galliformes Galliformes
Họ Phasianidae Phasianidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 34,0 cm (13.4 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Khối Lượng 574,1666666666666 g (20.25 oz) 250,5 g (8.84 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in African savanna and scrubby woodland. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
Số Trứng 3-9 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Red-necked Spurfowl only

Crested Partridge only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Red-necked Spurfowl

Tiếng Hót

Loud, harsh crowing duet; raucous 'krrreek-krrreek' repeated vigorously; common call at dawn in dense bush; alarm a rapid staccato clucking

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-necked Spurfowl

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna from Ethiopia and Somalia south through East Africa to South Africa.

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-necked Spurfowl

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-necked Spurfowl

Bộ Lông

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; bare bright red facial skin extending prominently down neck diagnostic; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; …

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-necked Spurfowl

A medium-large Phasianidae spurfowl (~574 g) of woodland, riverine scrub, and cultivated edges across eastern and southern Africa. Bright red bill, throat, and facial skin are unmistakable. Pairs or small groups forage on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Calls loud and raucous at dawn; Least Concern.

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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