Ferruginous Partridge vs Swainson's Spurfowl

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Pternistis swainsonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Swainson's Spurfowl
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Pternistis swainsonii
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 37.3 cm (14.7 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 591.25 g (20.86 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 southern African open savanna.
产卵数 8-10 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

Swainson's 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.

Swainson's Spurfowl

鸣唱

Very loud, penetrating crowing; harsh 'kweh-kweh-kweh' repeated up to 20 times; one of the loudest African spurfowl; carries across open farmland

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.

Swainson's Spurfowl

Resident of open savanna, grassland, and bushveld from South Africa north to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and southeastern Botswana.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Swainson's 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.

Swainson's Spurfowl

羽毛

Brown above with buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; bare red facial skin extends down throat forming visible naked neck patch; red legs; dark bill. Sexes …

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。

Swainson's Spurfowl

A large Phasianidae spurfowl (~591 g) of open grassland, savanna, and farmland across southern Africa from Zambia to South Africa. Dark brown, streaked rufous-buff; red facial skin and bill. Often seen foraging in large groups in cultivated fields. Adapts to agricultural landscapes; common gamebird. Least Concern.

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