Vietnam Pheasant vs Crested Partridge

Lophura edwardsi 对比 Rollulus rouloul

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Vietnam Pheasant Crested Partridge
学名 Lophura edwardsi Rollulus rouloul
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Vulnerable
体长
翼展 42.1 cm (16.6 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 1088.3333333333333 g (38.39 oz) 250.5 g (8.84 oz)
食性 Forages on seeds, fruits, invertebrates, and small animals in Vietnamese lowland forest; scratches leaf litter. 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

Vietnam Pheasant only

Crested Partridge only

Song & Call Comparison

Vietnam Pheasant

鸣唱

Harsh, staccato 'kak-kak' crows with rasping quality; Vietnam endemic, one of world's rarest pheasants. Alarm is explosive loud cackle. Contact calls are low guttural clucks; rarely documented.

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

Vietnam Pheasant

Critically restricted to a small area of lowland forest in central Vietnam (Ha Tinh, Quang Binh provinces); one of the world's rarest pheasants.

Crested Partridge

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

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Vietnam Pheasant

Vulnerable

Crested Partridge

How to Tell Them Apart

Vietnam Pheasant

羽毛

Male with white crest; blue-black body; white upper back and wing coverts forming bold white saddle; red facial wattle. Female uniform reddish-brown with black-tipped feathers and some white on wing …

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

Vietnam Pheasant

A critically endangered Phasianidae pheasant (~1.09 kg) believed extinct in the wild in central Vietnam; surviving only in captivity. Males are white-crested with blue wattles and dark plumage. Originally inhabited lowland evergreen forest. Feeds on seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Conservation breeding programs active.

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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