Abstract:Habitat partitioning is an important approach by sympatric species to reduce interspecific competition intensity and achieve stable coexistence, and thus, has been of interest to community ecologists for many decades. Habitat partitioning between sympatric species is a spatial scale dependent ecological process. Studying interspecific habitat partitioning at different spatial scales is of great significance for understanding the coexistence mechanism comprehensively and improving multi-species joint conservation efforts. From January to August 2018, we conducted field surveys of Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) and Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temmminckii) in Baishuihe National Nature Reserve, in Sichuan Province. Using MaxEnt modelling and quadrat sampling methods, we studied habitat partitioning between the two Phasianidae species at two spatial scales-macrohabitat and microhabitat. The results showed that:(1) At the macrohabitat scale, the overlap area of suitable macrohabitat is 44.59 km2, accounting for 58.73% and 44.3% of the macrohabitat area of Golden Pheasant and Temminck's Tragopan, respectively. This spatial distribution pattern indicated that there was no distinct interspecific partitioning between the two species' macrohabitats; (2) Microhabitat is a key scale for habitat partitioning between the two species. Four microhabitat characteristics, including altitude, slope position, distance to the nearest water resource, and tree coverage, varied significantly between species, leading to significant interspecific partitioning of microhabitats; (3) Although the two species showed different degrees and patterns of habitat partitioning at different spatial scales, they maintained consistency in altitude adaptability, tolerance to human disturbance, and dependence on water resources, across the scales. In addition, for multi-Phasianidae-species joint conservation efforts in this area, we made suggestions based on the similarities and differences in habitat requirements of Golden Pheasant and Temminck's Tragopan, such as controlling human disturbance, strengthening awareness and education, and maintaining natural vegetation diversity and their mosaic pattern.