Ferruginous Partridge vs Vietnam Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Lophura edwardsi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Vietnam Pheasant
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Lophura edwardsi
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 42.1 cm (16.6 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 1088.3333333333333 g (38.39 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Forages on seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Vietnamese lowland forest; scratches leaf litter.
产卵数 8-10 4-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

Vietnam Pheasant 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.

Vietnam Pheasant

鸣唱

Harsh, staccato 'kak-kak' crows with rasping quality; Vietnam endemic, one of world's rarest pheasants. Alarm is explosive loud cackle. Contact calls are low guttural clucks; rarely documented.

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.

Vietnam Pheasant

Critically restricted to a small area of lowland forest in central Vietnam (Ha Tinh, Quang Binh provinces); one of the world's rarest pheasants.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Not Evaluated

Vietnam Pheasant

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.

Vietnam Pheasant

羽毛

Male with white crest; blue-black body; white upper back and wing coverts forming bold white saddle; red facial wattle. Female uniform reddish-brown with black-tipped feathers and some white on wing …

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。

Vietnam Pheasant

A critically endangered Phasianidae pheasant (~1.09 kg) believed extinct in the wild in central Vietnam; surviving only in captivity. Males are white-crested with blue wattles and dark plumage. Originally inhabited lowland evergreen forest. Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Conservation breeding programs active.

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