Bird Guide

Great Argus vs Rufous-throated Partridge

Great Argus (Argusianus argus)

Great Argus

Argusianus argus

Huge2.0 kgForest

The great argus is a brown-plumaged pheasant with a blue head and neck, rufous red upper breast, black hair-like feathers on the crown and nape, and red legs. Unusual among Galliformes, the great argus has no uropygial gland.

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Rufous-throated Partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)

Rufous-throated Partridge

Arborophila rufogularis

Large344 gForest

The rufous-throated partridge is 26–29 cm (10–11 in) long. The male weighs 325–430 g (11.5–15.2 oz) and the female weighs 261–386 g (9.2–13.6 oz). The male has a grey forehead. The olive-brown crown and nape have black mottles. There are a whitish supercilium and moustachial curves. The throat and neck-sides are orange-rufous, with black speckles. The breast and flanks are blue-grey. The upper belly is blue-grey and the central belly is whitish. The vent is buffy-brown. The mantle, back and rump are olive-brown. The scapulars and wing coverts have chestnut, black and greyish bands.

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Photo: Seth Wollney · CC BY 4.0

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