See-see Partridge vs Crested Partridge

Ammoperdix griseogularis 对比 Rollulus rouloul

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 See-see Partridge Crested Partridge
学名 Ammoperdix griseogularis Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 25.2 cm (9.9 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 203.0 g (7.16 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, plant shoots, and invertebrates in arid rocky terrain of Central Asia; relies on … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
产卵数 5-16 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

See-see Partridge only

Crested Partridge only

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Song & Call Comparison

See-see Partridge

鸣唱

Loud 'see-see-see' whistle giving rise to common name; soft, penetrating, and repeated. Middle Eastern rocky terrain species. Alarm is rapid staccato 'kek'. Contact calls between pair low clucking.

Crested Partridge

鸣唱

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

See-see Partridge

Resident of arid rocky hillsides and desert scrub from southeastern Iran and Afghanistan west through Pakistan to Oman and the Arabian Peninsula.

Crested Partridge

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

See-see Partridge

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

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How to Tell Them Apart

See-see Partridge

羽毛

Male sandy-grey with bold black and white lateral head stripes; chestnut and white barred flanks; grey upperparts; white underparts. Female plain sandy-buff with faint barring; lacks bold head pattern of …

Crested Partridge

羽毛

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 …

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About These Birds

See-see Partridge

沙石鸡(Ammoperdix griseogularis),体重约203克,分布于从西奈至阿富汗的干旱岩石沙漠和石质山坡。属雉科(Phasianidae),喉部灰色,体羽沙色,善于利用沙漠地形伪装。

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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