White-cheeked Partridge vs Crested Partridge

Arborophila atrogularis 对比 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-cheeked Partridge Crested Partridge
学名 Arborophila atrogularis Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 256.0 g (9.03 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of northeastern Indian and Myanmarese hill forests. Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
产卵数 3-7 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-cheeked Partridge only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Partridge

鸣唱

Ringing 'kwee-oo-kwee' trio of whistled notes; second note lower, third rising again. Calls from NE Indian and Myanmar hillside forest. Alarm is a sharp staccato cluck series.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Partridge

Resident in the foothills of northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar at 100-1,500 m. Found in dense lowland and foothill forest.

Crested Partridge

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

保护状况

Least Concern

White-cheeked Partridge

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Partridge

羽毛

Brown above; cheeks white contrasting with black throat and lores; grey breast; flanks grey-brown streaked white; bare reddish eye-ring; white cheeks against black throat create distinctive facial pattern.

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 …

About These Birds

White-cheeked Partridge

白颊山鹧鸪是分布于中国西南部、缅甸北部和东北印度的山鹧鸪,栖息于海拔1000至2500米的热带常绿阔叶林和竹林。雄鸟黑色喉部对比白色脸颊,体羽棕褐色;雌鸟相似。在密林地面觅食种子、浆果和无脊椎动物,较为隐秘,以鸣声提示存在。

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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