Ferruginous Partridge vs Elliot's Pheasant

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Syrmaticus ellioti

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Elliot's Pheasant
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Syrmaticus ellioti
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 44.8 cm (17.6 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 1044.25 g (36.83 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Ground forager feeding on seeds, berries, roots, and invertebrates in subtropical Chinese forests.
产卵数 8-10 5-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

Elliot's Pheasant only

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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.

Elliot's Pheasant

鸣唱

Sharp, staccato 'kak-kak-kah' crowing call from Chinese broadleaf forest; higher and more emphatic than Reeves's Pheasant. Alarm is a loud explosive cackle with wing-beating. Contact clucks are low.

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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.

Elliot's Pheasant

Endemic to southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hunan); resident of subtropical broadleaf forest on slopes below 1,800 m.

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保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Elliot's Pheasant

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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.

Elliot's Pheasant

羽毛

Male with white-barred dark brown wings forming bold pattern; rich chestnut breast; grey rump; long barred tail; red facial skin. Female mottled brown and buff with white belly; lacks bold …

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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。

Elliot's Pheasant

A medium-large Phasianidae pheasant (~1.04 kg) confined to subtropical montane forests of southeastern China. Males display white-barred chestnut wings and a striking patterned tail. Forages on the ground for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Locally common in protected areas; Least Concern.

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