Ferruginous Partridge vs Sabah Partridge

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Tropicoperdix graydoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Sabah Partridge
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Tropicoperdix graydoni
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Near Threatened
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates in Sabah forest; poorly known diet inferred from related …
产卵数 8-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

Sabah Partridge 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.

Sabah Partridge

鸣唱

Whistled 'wheee-oo' call from Sabah lowland forest; similar to Chestnut-necklaced Partridge but considered distinct. Very poorly known vocally. Alarm presumably sharp 'kek'; contact clucking low.

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.

Sabah Partridge

Endemic to Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia); resident of submontane and montane forest above 900 m.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Near Threatened

Sabah Partridge

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.

Sabah Partridge

羽毛

Brown upperparts with dusky vermiculations; white supercilium; buffy-orange underparts; chestnut patch on breast less pronounced than in Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; greenish-grey legs; restricted to Borneo.

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。

Sabah Partridge

A little-studied Phasianidae partridge endemic to forests of Sabah and adjacent northeastern Borneo. Formerly lumped with the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge; recently elevated to full species status. Biology poorly known; presumed to forage on seeds and invertebrates in lowland forest. Near Threatened.

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