Coqui Francolin vs Crested Partridge

Campocolinus coqui 对比 Rollulus rouloul

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属性 Coqui Francolin Crested Partridge
学名 Campocolinus coqui Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 256.0 g (9.03 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in African savanna grassland; forages in pairs or … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
产卵数 4-7 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Coqui Francolin only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Coqui Francolin

鸣唱

Distinctive 'co-QUI' calls giving bird its name; male 'co', female 'qui' in antiphonal duet. African grassland species. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle. Pairs call at dawn from open habitat.

Crested Partridge

鸣唱

High-pitched, thin whistled 'seee' repeated persistently; metallic and insect-like. Males call from forest floor, rarely seen. Alarm is an explosive low grunt followed by rapid wing beats.

Geographic Range & Migration

Coqui Francolin

Resident of open woodland, savanna, and tall grassland across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Mozambique.

Crested Partridge

Resident in lowland and foothill rainforest of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Found below 1,500 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Coqui Francolin

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Coqui Francolin

羽毛

Male with plain orange-buff head and neck; brown upperparts with buff shaft streaks; buff-white underparts barred dark brown on flanks. Female has brown and buff barred head; both sexes with …

Crested Partridge

羽毛

Male is dark glossy green-black with vivid red-crimson erectile crest; red orbital skin; chestnut wings. Female is entirely bright emerald green with brown wings, red legs, and grey head; among …

About These Birds

Coqui Francolin

A small, noisy Phasianidae francolin (~256 g) named for its 'co-qui' call, widespread in open grassland and savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have a distinctive white-supercilium face pattern. Gregarious in open country; feeds on seeds and invertebrates. Common and adaptable to lightly disturbed habitats. Least Concern.

Crested Partridge

A small partridge (~250 g) of family Phasianidae, males with vivid crimson crest and iridescent green plumage. Found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Forages on the forest floor for fallen seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; dependent on primary lowland forest, heavily impacted by deforestation and palm oil expansion.

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