Sage Grouse vs Crested Partridge

Centrocercus urophasianus 对比 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sage Grouse Crested Partridge
学名 Centrocercus urophasianus Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Vulnerable
体长
翼展 61.2 cm (24.1 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 2100.0 g (74.08 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Feeds almost entirely on sagebrush leaves and buds in winter; insects and forbs important in … Forages on floor of Southeast Asian lowland rainforests for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. Scratches …
产卵数 7-15 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Sage Grouse only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Sage Grouse

鸣唱

Males produce extraordinary lek display: deep swishing 'swish-swish-coo-OO-ploop' using air sacs; low frequency, liquid, and otherworldly. Alarm is a cackling 'cac-cac'; females cluck softly.

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

Sage Grouse

Resident in sagebrush habitat of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Found in semi-arid plains with Artemisia. Vulnerable.

Crested Partridge

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

保护状况

Near Threatened

Sage Grouse

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Sage Grouse

羽毛

Male has black belly, white breast, spiky pointed tail; yellow eye-combs; during display inflates yellow-green bare breast sacs exposing white feather ruff. Female mottled brown with dark belly patch.

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

Sage Grouse

大草原松鸡,约2.1千克,北美最大的松鸡,有尖刺尾羽和黄色气囊,依赖大艾蒿,近危。

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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