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Heuglin's Spurfowl

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Least Concern

طول الجناح

33,6 cm

الوزن

493,5 g

الفصيلة

Phasianidae

الرتبة

Galliformes

حول

A medium Phasianidae spurfowl (~494 g) of tall grass, woodland, and savanna margins in South Sudan, northern DRC, Uganda, and adjacent countries. Brown-streaked plumage; yellow bill is distinctive. Pairs or groups forage on seeds and invertebrates. Calls loudly at dawn; often near wetlands. Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	33,6 cm	13.2 in
الوزن	493,5 g	17.41 oz

التعرف

الريش

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; distinctive yellow-orange bill distinguishing it from red-billed spurfowl; yellow legs; red orbital skin. Sexes similar; Central Africa.

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grassland

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident of open woodland, savanna, and grassland from southern Sudan and South Sudan east to Ethiopia and west to Senegal.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; feeds on seeds, invertebrates, and plant material in Sahelian savanna and dry woodland.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: SC.

عدد البيض في الوضع

6-8

الصوت

الغناء

Boisterous crowing duet of harsh, staccato notes; 'wak-wak-wak' accelerating into a cackling climax; territorial calls carry far in savanna

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
الفصيلة	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
الأنواع	Pternistis icterorhynchus

Distribution

Heuglin's Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded