Ferruginous Partridge vs White-tailed Ptarmigan

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Lagopus leucura

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge White-tailed Ptarmigan
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Lagopus leucura
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 361.8 g (12.76 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Eats alpine willow and heather buds and leaves; switches to berries and insects in summer. …
产卵数 8-10 2-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

White-tailed Ptarmigan 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.

White-tailed Ptarmigan

鸣唱

Soft, chicken-like clucking 'ko-ko-ko'; quiet relative to other ptarmigan. Alarm is a sharp 'kek' series. Males give low, croaking calls on alpine tundra at dawn. Flock contact is muted burbling.

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.

White-tailed Ptarmigan

Breeds in alpine tundra from Alaska south through the Rockies to New Mexico. Largely resident, descending to lower elevations in winter.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

White-tailed Ptarmigan

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.

White-tailed Ptarmigan

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。

White-tailed Ptarmigan

The smallest ptarmigan (~360 g) of family Phasianidae; the only ptarmigan with a white tail year-round. Inhabits alpine tundra and rocky slopes above treeline in the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico. Plumage turns all-white in winter for camouflage. Feeds on willows, sedges, and berries. Least Concern; well adapted to extreme mountain environments but vulnerable to climate warming.

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