Animalia Life
Rollulus rouloul
SUBFAMILY
Phasianinae (Tribe Perdicini)
TAXONOMY
Phasianus rouloul Scopoli, 1786, Malacca, Malaysia. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Crested partridge, Roulroul; French: Rouloul
couronnй, German: StrauЯwachtel; Spanish: Perdiz rulrul.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
10 in (25 cm); male 8–11 oz (225–300 g); female 8–10 oz
(225–275 g). Males have a spectacular reddish crest, dark
plumage, and bright red bare parts. Females are mostly green
with a gray head.
DISTRIBUTION
Southern Myanmar and Thailand through Malaysian peninsula
to Sumatra and Borneo.
HABITAT
Lowland tropical rainforest, including disturbed areas, up to
3,900 ft (1,200 m).
BEHAVIOR
Encountered as singles, pairs, families, and larger groups of up
to 15; scatters on foot if disturbed, then regroups using calls;
paired birds remain close together calling in soft whistles;
roosts in low shrubs and trees.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Seeds, fruits, and invertebrates.
Vol. 8: Birds I Family: Fowls and pheasants
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Breeds mainly in first half of year; nest concealed on forest floor
under pile of leaves; clutch size five to six; incubation 18 days;
unusually for Galliformes, both parents actively feed chicks.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Near Threatened due to continuing degradation and clearance
of lowland tropical forests in Southeast Asia.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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