Ferruginous Partridge vs Red-necked Spurfowl

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Pternistis afer

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Red-necked Spurfowl
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Pternistis afer
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 574.1666666666666 g (20.25 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in African savanna and scrubby woodland.
产卵数 8-10 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

Red-necked Spurfowl 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.

Red-necked Spurfowl

鸣唱

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

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.

Red-necked Spurfowl

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

保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Red-necked Spurfowl

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.

Red-necked Spurfowl

羽毛

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; …

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。

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.

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