Ferruginous Partridge (Caloperdix oculeus)

Other Scientific Names
Caloperdix oculea [BirdLife International (2000)], Caloperdix oculea [BirdLife International (2004)], Caloperdix oculea [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Ferruginous Partridge, Ferruginous Wood-Partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
27.50 - 32 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1815)

Habitat
Evergreen and semi-evergreen rainforests, including swampy areas, dry hill forest and secondary forest with sufficient bamboo. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction through logging, conversion to agriculture, trapping for the cage-bird industry, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Ferruginous Partridge (Caloperdix oculeus) [XC289860]
by Ross Gallardy from Bakalalan, Bahagian Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia (song)

Ferruginous Partridge (Caloperdix oculeus) [XC135753]
by Marcus Braun from The Gap, Selangor, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Sumatran birds have traditionally been placed in subspecies sumatrana, but name ocellata has priority.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

oculeus (Temminck, 1815) - South-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand to Malay Peninsula.
ocellatus (Raffles, 1822) - Sumatra.
borneensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1892 - North-central and extreme north-eastern Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ferruginous Partridge (Caloperdix oculeus) - 10 files

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