Chestnut-headed Partridge vs Common Pheasant

Arborophila cambodiana compared with Phasianus colchicus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-headed Partridge is Least Concern while Common Pheasant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Partridge	Common Pheasant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family same	Phasianidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Arborophila	Phasianus
Species	Arborophila cambodiana	Phasianus colchicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-headed Partridge and Common Pheasant share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phasianidae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Partridge

LC — Least Concern

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Partridge	Common Pheasant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-headed Partridge

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Common Pheasant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

Chestnut-headed Partridge

The Chestnut-headed Partridge (Arborophila cambodiana) is a species in the genus Arborophila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway