Ferruginous Partridge vs Elgon Francolin

Caloperdix oculeus 对比 Scleroptila elgonensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ferruginous Partridge Elgon Francolin
学名 Caloperdix oculeus Scleroptila elgonensis
Galliformes Galliformes
Phasianidae Phasianidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 28.3 cm (11.1 in) 34.4 cm (13.5 in)
体重 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 478.0 g (16.86 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. … Feeds on seeds and invertebrates in montane grassland and heathland of East African highlands.
产卵数 8-10 5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ferruginous Partridge only

Elgon Francolin 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.

Elgon Francolin

鸣唱

Loud, strident 'krak-KRAK-krak' calls from Mount Elgon moorland; ringing and emphatic. Mt Elgon and Ugandan highlands endemic. Alarm is explosive cackling cackle. Pairs call antiphonally at dawn.

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.

Elgon Francolin

Resident of Afroalpine moorland on Mount Elgon (Kenya/Uganda border), above 3,000 m; very restricted range.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Partridge

Least Concern

Elgon Francolin

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.

Elgon Francolin

羽毛

Brown above with buff shaft streaks and dark spotting; pale buff underparts with dark brown streaking; white throat; rufous wing flash; yellow bill; red legs in male, yellow in female; …

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。

Elgon Francolin

A medium Phasianidae francolin (~478 g) of highland grassland and heathland on the slopes of Mount Elgon and neighbouring mountains in Uganda and Kenya. Typically found above 2,400 m. Brown-streaked and well camouflaged. Feeds on seeds and invertebrates; occurs in pairs or small groups. Least Concern.

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