Ferruginous Partridge vs Siamese Fireback

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Lophura diardi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Siamese Fireback
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Lophura diardi
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 1041.6666666666667 g (36.74 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Omnivorous; eats seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small vertebrates in SE Asian lowland and foothill forests.
产卵数 8-10 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

Siamese Fireback only

Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Partridge

鸣唱

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.

Siamese Fireback

鸣唱

Loud 'kraw-KRAW' crowing calls; SE Asian species with nasal, penetrating quality. Alarm is rapid cackle. Males wing-drum in breeding season. Contact calls are guttural low clucks.

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.

Siamese Fireback

Resident of lowland and foothill forest in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; tolerates secondary forest.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Siamese Fireback

How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Partridge

羽毛

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.

Siamese Fireback

羽毛

Male grey-black with intricate white vermiculations on upperparts; crimson lower back; black crest; red facial skin. Female dark brown with black and white shaft streaks; white-tipped tail feathers.

About These Birds

Ferruginous Partridge

锈红山鹑,约210克,锈红色有黑白斑点,分布于马来西亚、苏门答腊和婆罗洲,近危。

Siamese Fireback

National bird of Thailand, this Phasianidae pheasant (~1.04 kg) inhabits lowland and foothill forests across Indochina. Males sport grey-laced plumage, a red facial mask, and a yellow-orange rump. Forages on fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Tolerates secondary forest; currently Least Concern.

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